Amara Camara rules out pardon for Mohamed Diané during proceedings
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mosaiqueguinee
Guinean presidential spokesperson Amara Camara says Dr Mohamed Diané cannot receive a presidential pardon while his legal proceedings are ongoing. He said a pardon is at the head of state’s discretion and can be granted only after a conviction and the exhaustion of appeals, according to his remarks.
Guinean presidential spokesperson General Amara Camara ruled out granting a presidential pardon to Mohamed Diané while the legal proceedings against him are ongoing. He said that all avenues of appeal must be exhausted before a detainee can receive a pardon, according to Mosaiqueguinee.
Camara recalled that the Constitution gives the head of state the power to grant pardons at his sole discretion. Proceedings against former minister Mohamed Diané are still ongoing, he said. The Guinean prosecutor’s office has appealed to the Court of Cassation in the case, according to the Guinean prosecutor’s office in the Mohamed Diané case.
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