Guinea to prosecute soldiers involved in violent incident
Xinhua, June 21, 2016 Adjust font size:
Guinea's judiciary announced Monday it will prosecute soldiers involved in last week's violent incident that left 21 people injured, four of them with gun shot wounds.
On Friday and Saturday, there were clashes between members of the public living in Mali commune in northern Guinea with Guinean soldiers in the area.
The confrontation ensued following the beating up of a truck driver by the soldiers.
Irritated by the acts of these soldiers, the local population demanded for the departure of camp commander, Col. Issa Camara.
According to the Conakry prosecutor, the concerned soldiers are facing charges of "causing bodily harm, looting, robbery and voluntarily starting a fire, among others," the statement said.
"The events that occurred in Mali commune seriously affected public order in the town," the prosecutor said, adding that colonel Camara had already been dismissed from his functions. Endit