Guinea’s most wished fugitive – a former senior army officer who escaped from jail final November – has been extradited from neighbouring Liberia, alongside together with his son, officers say.
Ex-Col Claude Pivi will now serve his life sentence after being convicted in absentia for his position within the bloodbath of opposition supporters at a stadium within the capital Conakry in 2009, Guinea’s army prosecutor mentioned.
He and his son, Verny Pivi, had been arrested on the border of the 2 states throughout a routine safety verify on Tuesday.
Pictures circulating on-line confirmed Pivi trying frail and handcuffed alongside his son, who’s accused of orchestrating the jail break that freed his father.
Ex-military chief Moussa Dadis Camara was additionally freed, however was quickly recaptured.
He’s serving a 20-year jail sentence for crimes towards humanity.
The costs stemmed from one of many worst massacres within the nation’s historical past – the killing of greater than 156 folks after troops opened hearth at an opposition rally in September 2009 to demand a return of civilian rule.
Scores of ladies had been additionally raped.
Often called “Coplan,” Pivi served as minister of presidential safety in Camara’s regime.
The authorities had supplied a reward of $58,000 (£43,700) for his seize.
Pivi is again in the principle jail in Conakry to serve his life sentence, army prosecutor Colonel Aly Camara mentioned on Thursday.
“He was introduced again to the central jail to serve his sentence in accordance with the legislation,” Col Camara added.
Fatoumata Diariou Camara, a kind of caught up within the violence on the rally, instructed the AFP information company she was “overjoyed” that he had been recaptured.
“I pray that he’ll stay in jail eternally,” she mentioned.
