{"id":143481,"date":"2025-03-27T11:06:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T10:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/143481-guinee-etat-sengage-reparer-victimes.html"},"modified":"2025-03-27T14:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:31:15","slug":"guinea-the-state-commits-to-compensating-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/143481-guinea-the-state-commits-to-compensating-victims.html","title":{"rendered":"Guinea: the State commits to compensating victims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The news read last night on national television took victims by surprise: nearly eight months after the court verdict, Guinea\u2019s government announced it would cover compensation for the victims of the 28 September 2009 massacre. On 31 July 2024, the Dixinn court sentenced eight defendants to jail and ordered them to pay substantial reparations, ranging from \u20ac20,000 to \u20ac160,000 per victim.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Late on Wednesday 26 March, General Amara Camara, secretary general of the presidency, <a href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/yASh5ma_Uh\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">appeared in uniform on screens in Guinean homes<\/a> to read the three articles of a presidential decree announcing that \u201cthe entire costs of compensation for victims in the trial relating to the 28 September 2009 massacre will be covered by the national budget\u201d. This decision was motivated by \u201ca concern for social justice, national reconciliation, and compensation for harm\u201d, the military junta representative said. The prime minister, the ministers of justice, economy and finance, and budget are responsible \u201ceach, in their respective areas, for the rigorous implementation of this decree\u201d, signed by the transition president Mamadi Doumbouya. The one-minute-and-forty-second televised announcement surprised victims, who had in previous days been expressing their frustration to Justice Info.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSince the verdict was handed down, we haven\u2019t heard anything,\u201d said Fatoumata Barry, one many women victims of sexual violence during the 28 September 2009 massacre in Guinea. She was also the only one who agreed to testify openly during the trial. On the stand, she gave an unvarnished account of how the soldiers who burst into the stadium perpetrated those sexual assaults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a victim of rape, Barry is supposed to receive 1.5 billion Guinean francs (160,000 euros), according to the court-ordered compensation rate. Almost eight months after the verdict, she still hasn\u2019t seen a cent of it. \u201cWe only learned that there was an administrative procedure to be followed, and then, that there were lawyers who had lodged appeals,\u201d said Barry. \u201cSo far, nothing has been done.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-compensation-ranging-from-20-000-to-160-000-euros\">Compensation ranging from 20,000 to 160,000 euros<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On 31 July 2024, at the end of the so-called \u201cSeptember 28\u201d trial, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/134898-guinea-dadis-camara-convicted-trial-closes-leaving-questions.html\">the Dixinn criminal court sentenced<\/a> defendants Moussa Dadis Camara, Moussa Tiegboro Camara, Aboubacar Diakit\u00e9 dit Toumba, Marcel Guilavogui, Claude Pivi, Blaise Goumou, Mamadou Aliou Ke\u00efta and Paul Mansa Guilavogui. After a 22-month trial, the court and its president, Judge Ibrahima Sory 2 Tounkara, found them guilty of the massacre of demonstrators at Conakry\u2019s Grand Stade in 2009, which was requalified during the trial as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/130122-guinea-stadium-massacre-crime-against-humanity.html\">crime against humanity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This lengthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/tag\/conakry-massacre-trial\">judicial case<\/a> exposed one of the darkest episodes in Guinea\u2019s contemporary history. On 28 September 2009, the opposition planned a demonstration against the possible presidential candidacy of Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, head of the junta at the time. The gathering in Guinea\u2019s largest sports complex turned deadly when security forces opened fire on the crowd. At least 156 people were killed by bullets, knives, machetes or bayonets, and hundreds more were injured, according to the report of a UN-mandated international commission of inquiry. At least 109 women were raped. The atrocities - whose real casualties are probably higher - continued for several days against kidnapped women and tortured detainees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eight men received prison sentences ranging from 10 years to life. But they were also ordered to pay the victims the following amounts: 1 billion 500 million Guinean francs (160,000 euros) per case of rape, 1 billion Guinean francs (around 105,000 euros) per case of death and disappearance, 500 million Guinean francs (around 53,000 euros) per case of looting, 200 million Guinean francs (around 21,000 euros) per case of torture and intentional bodily harm. However, although the court ordered provisional execution of its decision, nothing has so far been done about the damages owed to the many victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-slowness-of-justice\">Slowness of justice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For Barry and other victims of the massacre, there is a sense of urgency almost 15 years after the violence they suffered. \u201cThere are some very critical situations. And these situations risk going from bad to worse if they tell us to wait for the final decision in this case before compensating the victims,\u201d she said. \u201cBut since it\u2019s a matter for the courts, we continue to be patient. Because even our lawyers are sometimes inaccessible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mamadou Ba\u00eflo Bah was not at the stadium on 28 September 2009. However, he is also a victim. In the trial, he brought a civil action for having lost his biological father at the stadium. Over time, he was elected president of the Association of the families of the 28 September 2009 disappeared. He belongs to the category of victims due to receive 1 billion Guinean francs in compensation. Like Barry, he has not yet received anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think this once again demonstrates the slowness of justice in the face of our concerns. Today we want the victims to be able to really benefit from these reparations, because it\u2019s an absolute right for us,\u201d he says. \u201cThe biggest problem in this situation is that there is no communication between us and our lawyers. We have to recognize that. Nor is there any communication between the victims and those who are supposed to give us real information about the progress of the legal proceedings. I\u2019m talking about the judicial system. As a result, many victims have become discouraged.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-appeals-trial-not-scheduled\">Appeals trial not scheduled<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the trial, from 28 September 2022 to 31 July 2024, several lawyers worked alongside the victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alpha Amadou DS Bah, coordinator of the civil parties\u2019 lawyers, is one of them. \u201cAfter more than a decade of relentless struggle by the victims and the associations supporting them, a judgment has been handed down against the accused Moussa Dadis Camara and his cronies. Indeed, substantial sums were awarded to the victims, but unfortunately, to date, this judgment has not been executed,\u201d said the lawyer before yesterday\u2019s announcement. \u201cThis is because, first, there has been an appeal and second, we have not yet been able to identify the assets of those convicted in order to proceed with their possible seizure and sale,\u201d he explained, adding that no date has yet been scheduled for start of the appeals trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reacting to the presidential announcement last night, DS Bah stressed that \u201cthis is the first time since independence that a government has decided to take responsibility for compensating victims of serious human rights violations\u201d. \u201cThis is a real relief for us; we are now waiting for concrete measures to be implemented to support this decree,\u201d he said on the Reflet Guin\u00e9e television channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement reported by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionguinee.info\/la-guinee-peine-a-indemniser-les-victimes-du-28-septembre-les-montants-sont-exorbitants-et-sont-au-dessus-des-previsions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Vision Guin\u00e9e in September 2024<\/a>, the minister of Justice and human rights, Yaya Ka\u00efraba Kaba, said that the compensation amounts were \u201castronomical and exorbitant\u201d. \u201cThey are above the national development budget forecasts,\u201d he confided, before making a plea: \u201cWe are pinning our hopes on the rapid and massive return of our [foreign] partners, who have always agreed to support us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-a-huge-sign-of-relief-for-me\">\u201cIt\u2019s a huge sign of relief for me\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Asmaou Diallo, president of the Association of Victims, Parents and Friends of the Events of 28 September (Avipa, which represents some 700 victims), spoke to Justice Info as she was leaving a meeting at the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday 11 March. Diallo is one of the architects of the trial and her association, which includes most of the civil parties, is fighting to ensure the victims are compensated in accordance with the court\u2019s decision. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing for the moment, but they\u2019ve promised to communicate when everything is available,\u201d she confided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contacted shortly after the announcement, the president of Avipa was confident in the government\u2019s ability to keep its promise: \u201cI admit it\u2019s a big surprise. For me it brings a huge sigh of relief. The victims really needed this, because it\u2019s been a long wait for us. It\u2019s another page that\u2019s turning. I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll do it, because when they announced a trial \u00a0they actually did it. I\u2019m sure the transitional president will make sure it happens quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decree read last night on national television does not provide any details on how the government intends to raise the necessary funds, or on the compensation schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Guinee_Asmaou-Diallo-Avipa_@Abdourahmane-Bah.jpg\" alt=\"Asmaou Diallo, President of the Association of Victims, Parents and Friends of the Events of 28 September (Avipa) poses in front of the entrance to the stadium where the massacre took place in 2009.\" class=\"wp-image-143456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Guinee_Asmaou-Diallo-Avipa_@Abdourahmane-Bah.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Guinee_Asmaou-Diallo-Avipa_@Abdourahmane-Bah-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Asmaou Diallo, President of the Association of Victims, Parents and Friends of the Events of 28 September (Avipa). Photo: \u00a9 Abdourahmane Bah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"articleLink articleLink--editorRecommanded articleLink--textInImage articleLink--textTop\" style=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"articleLinkSurTitle\">Recommended reading<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"articleLinkImageLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/134898-guinea-dadis-camara-convicted-trial-closes-leaving-questions.html\"><div class=\"articleLinkImageContainer \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Guinee_Moussa-Dadis-Camara-proces-trial_@Abdoulaye-Bella-Diallo-540x360.jpg\" class=\"articleLinkImage backgroundImageTag w-100 wp-post-image\" alt=\"The verdict is in: Moussa Dadis Camara is sentenced to 20 years in prison, at the September 28 trial in Guinea. 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