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Doumbouya appoints heads of three Conakry courts

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Doumbouya appoints heads of three Conakry courts

Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya has appointed new heads to Conakry’s commercial, labour and children’s courts. Kama Makouar Théophile Kouadjo, Alhassane Taran Diallo and Mohamed Bama Camara will respectively preside over the courts, according to the decree broadcast on 21 October by Guinean Radio and Television.

Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya has appointed the heads of three specialised courts in Conakry: Kama Makouar Théophile Kouadjo to the commercial court, Alhassane Taran Diallo to the labour court and Mohamed Bama Camara to the children’s court, according to a decree broadcast on Wednesday 21 October by Guinean Radio and Television (RTG). Cé Avis Gamy was appointed special prosecutor at the children’s court.

The decree also appoints several magistrates to these courts. At the commercial court, Mamoudou Camara, Doua Guilavogui, Hadja Sayon Traoré, Oumar Diallo and Fodé Mamoudou Kamara become section presidents. At the labour court, Lansana Chérif was appointed vice-president, while Ibrahima Kallo and Ramatoulaye Barry were appointed judges.

At the children’s court, Ousmane Soumah, Aïcha Sékou Sylla and Mariam Niaré were appointed children’s judges. Mamadou Kaba, previously a section president at the Conakry commercial court, becomes an investigating judge. Kadiatou Traoré and Bolou Guilavogui were appointed deputies to the special prosecutor.

The appointments come a day after the reorganisation of Guinea’s judiciary, announced on 21 October.

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