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Guinea junta threatens doubters with arrest
Conakry (AFP) July 14, 2009 The head of Guinea's junta has threatened to arrest anyone who contradicts his recent claim that hostile forces have deployed on the country's borders, preparing to attack. Neighbouring states Senegal and Guinea-Bissau have vehemently denied the allegations, which opponents of the junta have dismissed as a pretext to renege on a promise to hold elections later this year. "All those who try to contradict my views concerning the presence of hostile troops near our borders will be placed under arrest and prosecuted," military leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara told state television and radio late Monday. Guinea put its army on alert Sunday after Camara said troops financed by drugs traffickers had massed along the border to invade. "There are people specialised in disinformation who are saying that the CNDD statement is a way of creating a diversion, and creating a situation of instability so as not to hold elections," Camara added. "I will not tolerate this kind of behaviour whether from a political leader, a simple supporter of a political party or a journalist." The junta has said it plans to hold legislative elections in October and a presidential vote in December. The junta, which calls itself the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD), took power on December 23, soon after the death of long-time leader Lansana Conte. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Guinea-Bissau denies preparing attack on GuineaBissau (AFP) July 13, 2009 Guinea-Bissau denied Monday it had massed troops on its border with Guinea, which put its army on the alert at the weekend, citing large troop deployments on its frontier. "We have no troops on the border with Guinea. The only elements we have is a detachment of border guards, customs agents and border police, nothing more," the head of Guinea-Bissau's armed forces, Zamora Induta, told AFP. ... read more |
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