• This is a political forum that is non-biased/non-partisan and treats every person's position on topics equally. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. In today's politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. We are here to discuss them in a civil political debate. If this is your first visit to our political forums, be sure to check out the RULES. Registering for debate politics is necessary before posting. Register today to participate - it's free!

Burkina Faso coup leader charged over Sankara murder

T

TheDemSocialist

Gradualist
DP Veteran
Joined
Apr 13, 2011
Messages
34,951
Reaction score
16,311
Gender
Undisclosed
Political Leaning
Socialist
Authorities in Burkina Faso have charged a general who led a failed coup in September with complicity in the 1987 assassination of President Thomas Sankara, senior security sources have told the Reuters news agency."General Gilbert Diendere is formally charged in the Thomas Sankara case," a senior security source with direct knowledge of the case told Reuters, adding Diendere had been charged last month.
Mathieu Some, Diendere's lawyer, told Reuters on Sunday that his client had been charged over Sankara's death and he would prepare his legal defence. The charges are yet to be made public
Ten others, less senior than Diendere, have already been charged, Reuters reported. The senior security official said most were soldiers in the elite presidential guard of former President Blaise Compaore, who was ousted in October 2014.
Click to expand...


Read more @: Burkina Faso coup leader charged over Sankara murder

Finally some signs of justice in the murder of Thomas Sankara. After the uprising that we saw around a year ago, one of the demands that was brought forward was that the people demanded an immediate criminal investigation into the murder/assassination of Thomas Sankara.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
Read more @: Burkina Faso coup leader charged over Sankara murder

Finally some signs of justice in the murder of Thomas Sankara. After the uprising that we saw around a year ago, one of the demands that was brought forward was that the people demanded an immediate criminal investigation into the murder/assassination of Thomas Sankara. [/FONT][/COLOR]
Click to expand...
:lol: woops.

:2razz: someone thought he could just go back to the Presidential Guard Barracks and call a mulligan, or worst case, be forced out of the country to join Campaore. :D
 
Live by the sword, die by the sword: "Sankara took power in a coup in 1983 and pursued a philosophy of Marxism and pan-Africanism that led him to be called "Africa's Che Guevara"." Can't imagine why he was assassinated?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom