Joy and caution, these are the feelings expressed by Me Hamidou Barry, President of the Guinean Coalition for the International Criminal Court, following the decision of Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya to organize the trial of the massacre of September 28, 2009. The coordinator of the victims’ lawyers of September 28 welcomes a very good decision, even if he remains cautious while waiting for its implementation. The lawyer said so in an interview he gave to Guineematin.com, this Friday, July 15, 2022.
This is the strong announcement of the report of the Council of Ministers yesterday, Thursday, July 14. According to the government spokesman, the president of the transition, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, has instructed the Minister of Justice and Human Rights to take the necessary steps to organize this long-awaited trial no later than September 28. next. An announcement welcomed with great joy by Me Hamidou Barry, president of the Guinean Coalition for the International Criminal Court and coordinator of the lawyers for the victims of September 28.
Maître Hamidou Barry, lawyer at the Court
“When there is the will expressed at the top of the state, precisely by the head of state, we can only greet and rejoice. If you remember, since Minister Cheick Sacko in 2014-2015, the imminent opening of this trial was announced. But the particularity this year is that it is the father of the nation who announces this. Because if you remember, Professor Alpha Condé never paid attention to this case of September 28. So, if the one who directs the destinies of Guinea announces that the trial must open before September 28, 2022, it is a novelty. This is something we welcome. But we remain very cautious, and we observe, ”he reacted.
The lawyer enthusiastically awaits the realization of this decision. This would allow the transitional president and his government, he said, to go down in history. “What I am asking the Head of State and the young and committed Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Mr. Charles Wright, is to make history with this case. I believe that the simple fact of opening the trial in a solemn and regular manner, even if the case is postponed following the judicial holidays, would really be a way for them to go down in history. That is to say, you have to have the courage to open this trial (…). It must not be a speech for a speech, justice must assert itself by opening the case of the massacre of September 28, ”he said.
“In any case, the Guinean Coalition for the International Criminal Court and I, as coordinator of the lawyers for the victims of September 28, 2009, we are ready to support the Ministry of Justice with our expertise and our experience for having rubbed shoulders with the victims for a decade, having assisted more than 100 victims before the investigating judges, we are ready to support the Ministry of Justice so that this trial is held in good conditions,” said Me Hamidou Barry.
Saidou Hady Diallo for Guineematin.com
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