The West African state of Guinea on Friday announced that the long-awaited trial over a 2009 massacre will begin on 28 September, 13 years to the day after an event that marked a turning point in its history.
The proceedings will "revisit our history" and ensure "we all come out of this trial with a new vision of Guinea, where impunity will no longer have its place," Justice Minister Alphonse Charles Wright said at a press conference.On 28 September 2009, a group of NGOs and opposition parties organised a rally at a stadium in the capital Conakry.
At least 157 people were murdered and 109 women raped, according to a UN international commission of enquiry. Human rights defenders have also been pushing for the trial, as well as the International Criminal Court , which sent a delegation in early September to assess preparations.
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