Guinean court acquits police colonel in 2009 stadium massacre case
The acquittal comes two years after Guinea's landmark massacre trial, in which former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara was convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Seven other defendants received prison sentences ranging from several years to life imprisonment, while three military suspects remain fugitives.
Colonel Bienvenu Lamah, a military police officer who had been in custody since November 2022, was cleared of charges including complicity in abuse of authority, murder, abduction and unlawful detention.
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