At least four dead in demonstrations against the Guinean junta

July 30 (EUROPA PRESS) –

At least four people have died and several people have been injured this Friday during the second day of demonstrations against the military junta of General Mamadi Doumbouya.

The opposition National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) has reported the death of four people and the notification of several gunshot wounds, including five seriously, has collected ‘Guinee 360’.

Likewise, the FDNC has denounced “the use by the defense and security forces of civilian counter-demonstrators in the repression and looting of property”, before expressing its condolences to the relatives of the deceased, detained and injured.

“The FNDC expresses its support and solidarity to all the families who have lost loved ones, to all those detained or injured or who have lost property during this bloody repression,” the statement read.

In turn, the opposition group has “strongly” condemned these acts that “constitute serious violations of Human Rights.”

Finally, the opposition group has encouraged “the people of Guinea for their determination to safeguard democratic gains and demand the opening of a credible dialogue and a diligent return to constitutional order,” according to the letter.

Last week, the FNDC announced the call for new peaceful demonstrations against the military junta from Thursday, July 28 to August 4, due to the “arrogance” of the military authorities and their “systematic refusal” to open a “credible” dialogue to address the transition.

In this regard, the FNDC also criticized “the confiscation of citizens’ rights and freedoms,” including the rights to protest and freedom of expression, and “the instrumentalization of justice by the junta to humiliate and harass leaders of civil society and political parties, especially those that denounce its authoritarian and unilateral management”.

The National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD) –the official name of the board– was formed in the African country after the coup d’état in September 2021 against then-President Condé. The board is headed by Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, now also the Guinean transitional president.