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Guinea ex-dictator Camara jailed for 20 years over 2009 massacre

Survivors and families of the victims have been waiting 15 years for justice © Cellou BINANI / AFP/File

Conakry (AFP) – A Guinean court sentenced ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara to 20 years in jail for crimes against humanity on Wednesday, after a landmark trial over a 2009 massacre at a political rally.

Seven other defendants were handed terms of up to life imprisonment at the end of the trial that played out over nearly two years, in a judgement welcomed by rights activists.

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