At least seven dead in protests in Guinea

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There would be at least seven people dead More than thirty injured during political protests in Guinea With bullets, according to the Living Forces of Guinea (FVG), which organized demonstrations against the military junta that ruled the African country.

FGV condemned this in its statement. The demonstration demands the return to the constitutional order, as well as the release of all political prisoners.and that it took place “in a tense atmosphere, with the disproportionate use of public power and intimidation”.

By establishing a temporary balance the other day, they confirmed that 7 people died as a result of the gunfire, and 32 people were injured, 15 of them seriously. They also counted 52 detainees and condemned the infiltration of violent persons demonstrationsreiterate that they are peaceful.

Likewise, three members of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC), one of the protesters’ demands, were released this Wednesday after being arrested a few months ago. The top officials of the formation would be Foniké Mengué, Ibrahima Diallo and Billo Bah.

Calls for new mobilization are being made in the capital Conakry on Thursday, despite the Guinean junta banning demonstrations following the 2021 coup, demanding a return to constitutional order due to military officials’ delays in calling for elections.

The National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD), the official name of the Guinea-led body, was established in the African country after the coup against then-president Alpha Condé in September 2021, after months of political crisis in the country. his decision to amend the Constitution to run for a third term, and his victory in the 2020 presidential election, where other candidates denounced fraud.

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