Guinea’s most needed fugitive – a former senior navy officer who escaped from jail final November – has been extradited from neighbouring Liberia, alongside along with his son, officers say.
Ex-Col Claude Pivi will now serve his life sentence after being convicted in absentia for his position in a bloodbath of opposition supporters at a stadium within the capital Conakry in 2009, Guinea’s navy prosecutor stated.
He and his son, Verny Pivi, had been arrested on the border of the 2 states throughout a routine safety test on Tuesday.
Images circulating on-line confirmed Pivi wanting 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 in opposition to humanity.
The costs stemmed from one of many worst massacres within the nation’s historical past – the killing of greater than 156 individuals after troops opened hearth at an opposition rally in September 2009 to demand a return of civilian rule.
Scores of girls had been additionally raped.
Often known as “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, navy prosecutor Colonel Aly Camara stated on Thursday.
“He was introduced again to the central jail to serve his sentence in accordance with the regulation,” Col Camara added.
Fatoumata Diariou Camara, a type of caught up within the violence on the rally, advised the AFP information company she was “overjoyed” that he had been recaptured.
“I pray that he’ll stay in jail eternally,” she stated.