Guinea-Bissau junta releases opposition leader after court orders medical treatment
That coup saw the army replace President Umaro Sissoco Embalo just days after presidential and legislative elections.
Pereira's release comes just days after the West African bloc ECOWAS urged the government to free all detained political figures, saying it would “bolster the credibility” of the country’s transition process.
It claimed it had acted to prevent bloodshed between supporters of rival candidates and announced it was taking control of the country for a period of one year.
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