Prosecutors in Guinea on Monday sought a crimes against humanity charge over a 2009 massacre in which at least 156 people died.
Former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and 10 other former military and government officials are accused over the killing of 156 people and the rape of at least 109 women by pro-junta forces at a political rally in a stadium in the capital Conakry in September 2009.
They face charges ranging from murder to sexual violence, kidnappings, arson and looting. Camara himself is charged with "personal criminal responsibility and command responsibility".
If the charge is retained by the court, it will mark a major development in a case probing one of the darkest episodes in the West African nation's history.
Several rights groups and the United Nations have also called for crimes against humanity charges to be brought against the accused.