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Conakry massacre trial

Trial of the massacre at Conakry stadium (known as the

In Guinea, time for defence arguments in massacre trial

In the Conakry stadium massacre trial, defendants’ lawyers have been taking the stand since May 27, 2024. Almost all the accused have already had their closing arguments. At the centre of attention in recent weeks has been former president Moussa Dadis Camara, along with his many lawyers.

By Matthias Raynal (our correspondent in Guinea)

It's time for the closing arguments and indictments (life imprisonment) in the September 28 trial in Conakry, Guinea. Photo: ex-President Moussa Dadis Camara and his co-defendants have left their box, and are seated facing the court, close to the lawyers and magistrates.

In Guinea, the prosecution asks for life sentences

From left to right, Aboubacar Diakité, known as

Guinea massacre trial enters the final stretch

At the 28 September trial in Guinea, will the Conakry stadium massacre be requalified as a crime against humanity? Photo: A participant in the political meeting climbs over a barrier at the stadium (which was crowded) on 28 September 2009.

Guinea: was the stadium massacre a crime against humanity?

In Guinea, the collective of lawyers for the victims of September 28 are concerned about the desertion of witnesses in the face of threats to their safety.

Guinea: frightened witnesses desert the trial

Dr Hassane Bah (forensic pathologist) describes the horror of the massacre in Conakry in 2009, during the

View from hospital and morgue during Guinea’s stadium massacre

Ansoumane Camara, known as Baffoé, is a witness in the 28 September trial in Guinea.

Guinea: Baffoé, one witness with two versions

Oumar Sanoh, a witness at the trial in Conakry (Guinea), is a former Chief of General Staff of the Guinean armed forces.

Guinea massacre trial: it’s time for the witnesses

In Guinea, defendants in the 28 September trial escape. Photo: Guinean security forces set up a roadblock in Kaloum, near Conakry, where the prisoners are being held during their trial.

Guinea stadium massacre: jailbreak undermines the trial

Hearings resume in the 28 September trial in Conakry (Guinea). Photo: Magistrates enter the courtroom.

Conakry massacre trial resumes

September 28 trial, one year on - When the trial opened in 2022 in Conakry (Guinea), did the victims' relatives have any idea of the scale the trial would take?

28 September massacre in Guinea: evaluating the trial one year on

Conakry massacre Trial in Guinea - Marcel Guilavogui (former bodyguard of the

At Guinea massacre trial, Dadis Camara is accused by his bodyguard

Funding problems at the Conakry trial in Guinea (

Conakry’s groundbreaking trial threatened by financial issues

Trial of the September 28, 2009 massacre in Guinea - Arbitrary detentions, torture... Victims testify about what happened after.

Conakry trial: torture and arbitrary detention in military camps

Thierno Mamadou Diallo, witness to the 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea.

Guinea Stadium Trial: "There was this boy..."

Ben Youssouf Keïta testifies at the September 28 trial (Conakry, Guinea)

In Guinea, Dadis opposition gives its version of stadium massacre

Oury Baïlo Bah, the brother of a victim of the September 28 massacre, testifies at the trial in Guinea.

Guinea: Victims have their say at the stadium massacre trial

The accused Moussa Dadis Camara faces (from behind) the judges during the September 28 trial in Guinea (Conakry).

Guinea massacre trial: the "Dadis Show" fails to happen

Moussa Dadis Camara exposes his version of events (for the Conkary stadium massacre in 2009) during the September 28 trial in Guinea.

Dadis Camara before a Guinean court: "What forgiveness will I ask for?”