1,263 illegal gold miners appear before Guinean courts
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
A total of 1,263 of the 1,412 gold miners arrested in Upper Guinea are appearing before various courts in Conakry and Lower Guinea. Guineans and nationals of six other countries are among the defendants, some before CRIEF, according to the Guinean government and RFI.
Of the 1,412 gold miners arrested in recent days in Upper Guinea, 1,263 have been distributed among several courts in Conakry and Lower Guinea to stand trial. The Guinean government says they were arrested because they were “recalcitrant”, RFI reports.
Those prosecuted include Guineans as well as nationals of Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo, Niger, Ivory Coast and Ghana. Some are appearing before the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offences (CRIEF) in Conakry, according to RFI.
The case comes after the trial began on 10 November of more than 200 defendants for illegal mining in Guinea. More than 200 defendants tried for illegal mining in Guinea
On the same day, the trial of 22 territorial administrators from Siguiri opened before CRIEF as part of prosecutions linked to mining. Trial of 22 territorial administrators from Siguiri opens before CRIEF
