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Latest update: 16/12/2009
- Guinea Conakry - Moussa Dadis Camara
Former aide explains why he tried to kill junta leader
In an exclusive telephone interview with RFI radio station, Moussa Dadis Camara's former aide-de-camp, Aboubacar "Toumba" Diakite (photo), explains why he fired on Guinea's junta leader, who is currently in intensive care in Morocco.
By FRANCE 24 (text)
French radio RFI spoke to former Guinean junta member Aboubacar “Toumba” Diakite, who has been in hiding since a Dec. 3 attempt to assassinate his former boss, junta strongman Captain Dadis Camara.
In an exclusive telephone interview, Diakite said he turned on Camara because the junta leader planned to put the blame for a violent crackdown on opposition protesters last September squarely on his shoulders.
Diakite claimed that Camara had betrayed him by singling him out as a scapegoat, violating a pact between the two men.
The fugitive aide-de-camp claims he had nothing to do with the Sept. 28 bloodbath, in which junta soldiers killed more than 100 opposition protesters and raped dozens of women in a stadium in the capital Conakry.
Diakite said he had in fact helped evacuate opposition politicians so that they would not be killed – a version of events corroborated by several opposition leaders, according to RFI.
The former aide claimed the repression had been carried out jointly by Camara’s red berets, the police and the gendarmerie, as well as young pro-Camara civilian militants who had infiltrated the crowd of protesters. According to him, the junta leader sent the militants to disturb the protest, and they acted under orders from some of Camara’s lieutenants.
Diakite told RFI the repression had been deliberately planned and ordered by Camara and the minister of presidential security, Claude Pivi. He added that lieutenant Marcel Guilavogui was charged with directing operations against the political leaders present at the protest.
The junta's most wanted man said he shot at Camara several times, including once in the neck, as his former boss came to arrest him in his military camp. The junta says its leader survived the attack and is being treated for his bullet wounds at a hospital in Rabat, Morocco.
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Comments (16)
penis enlargement
I would like to thankyou for such an enlightening post. I dont by and large reply on blogs as I wish to lurk and read. However your style of literature is uncomplicated to understand, I love the fact that it is clear and to the point. I will make sure that I mail your blog to my acquaintances as I am certain they will not only like reading your post but also find it extremely instructive.
defence
the act can be viewed an act of defence ssince own life was also put in a test for murder
comment
bref. laissez tous ces debats la! ils n'ont qu'a donner le pouvoir aux opposants la voir ce qu'ils vont realiser sur le terrain
wwwguineenews.com
c est bangoura ousmane salas qui resiste evantuellement en egypt qui veut se renseigner pour son pays la guiee donnez nous les bonnes nouvelles.
suggestion
why up to now there is no credible information about the well being of the junta leader?
vamunyan swaray, monrovia, liberia.
I THING FRANCE IS REGRETING BY THE GUINEAN PROGRESS
FRANCE PEOPLE GET NO SENSE,THEY THING THAT GUINEA WILL STILL REMAIN BACAWARD BUT YOU SEE GOD IS NOT SLEEPING,HE SEN CAPITAINE MUSA DADIS CAMARA FOR GUINEAN TO SURVIDE & I PROMISE ALL THE GUINEAN THAT C.N.N.D.D,CAMARA WILL STILL RULE THIS COUNTRY IN THE OF ALMIGHT ALLAH NOT BODY COULD STOP IT.WE WILL BE LIKE THE WILL WE WANT TO,WIHTOUT ANY ENEMY PROGRESS,WE DON'T WANT ANY EUROPEA SPORT TO OUR BEAUTIFULL COUNTRY PLEASE LEAVE US ALLOW,BY THE RETIRE GENERAL MA.M.SANOH.
Information
I would want to know if any news media have visited Cpt.Moussa Dadia Camara's in the hospital in Morocco.
Information
I would want to know if any news media have visited Cpt.Moussa Dadia Camara's in the hospital in Morocco.
the junta cndd
i think france need help guinea in this moment to solve this cricis ,guinea is france colonie country ,like marroco olso.france need work with marroco governement to arrest daddis camara in the hospitol after that they need send they military in guinea to protect the population ,and then help organise an eletions other wise guinea rick to have a nother military massacre or a civil war.
No to French Influnce
Its time for France to stop destroying Africa.
I think Diakete is saying his
I think Diakete is saying his side of story,but he really some protection for his life.and you much know that there are alot of people responsible for the killing in conakry so wanted diakete is our only hope so that things will be easy for the international to carry out clear invistigation.who knew that guilavogui was at staduim so there are a lot of things going on.
Preach
I argue all Guineans to preach peace in their country....Toumba should be punished for what he did.
Regards
Wandera
KENYAN-Malindi
Preach
I argue all Guineans to preach peace in their country....Toumba should be punished for what he did.
JUSTICE
I really hate being a Guinean because of all this" machination”. Since 1958, my country is in the darkness. My people lives in the middle of forest without sun and moon.
However, I think Toumba needs to be protected by the International community because he is witness. If it loose Toumba the truth will never come out .I am really happy that he speaks out because before today we only knew one side of the story.
Anyhow everybody know Dadis
Anyhow everybody know Dadis was lying when he said he didn't know what was going on. But Toumba too is not a kids so if someone send u to kill innocent people u should have say no.
Anyhow I hope cnnd and all those military get the hell out and release the people. They are all responsible and we need true democracy in guinea not military rule
Anyhow everybody know Dadis
Anyhow everybody know Dadis was lying when he said he didn't know what was going on. But Toumba too is not a kids so if someone send u to kill innocent people u should have say no.
Anyhow I hope cnnd and all those military get the hell out and release the people. They are all responsible and we need true democracy in guinea not military rule
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