1 June 2022
Guinea’s ruling junta has rejected a UN call to lift a ban on political demonstrations, insisting protests should only be allowed during the election period in three years’ time.
The military overthrew President Alpha Conde in September and last month declared a ban on public demonstrations before a return to civilian rule, which it says will be in three years.
The UN’s Human Rights High Commission on Monday called for the ban to be revoked, but the junta rejected the appeal late on Tuesday.
“No march will be authorised so long as public order cannot be guaranteed” in such events, it said in a communique read on state TV.
Hundreds of people died during violent protests that erupted during the Conde era, the junta noted.
The junta said it had already set up bodies where “contradictions and misunderstandings can be debated quite serenely”.
Source News24
