Guinea: Former Magistrate Algassimou Diallo Transferred to Macenta Prison
The recently dismissed former magistrate faces charges of inciting discrimination, hatred, and criminal association. His transfer to a prison roughly 700 km from Conakry has bewildered his legal team, according to France 24.
In Guinea, former magistrate Algassimou Diallo, who was recently dismissed, has been transferred to Macenta prison, a city located roughly 700 kilometers from Conakry, according to information reported by France 24.
Algassimou Diallo is facing charges of inciting discrimination, hatred, and criminal association, the source indicates.
At the center of this judicial affair is an alleged audio recording between the former magistrate and exiled Guinean opposition figure Cellou Dalein Diallo, according to France 24.
The transfer of Algassimou Diallo to Macenta prison has left his lawyers puzzled, the media reports, with authorities providing no specific explanation for the move according to the source.
Sources
- L'ex-magistrat guinéen récemment révoqué Algassimou Diallo a été transféré à la prison de Macenta — France 24 — Français
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