By Matthew Russell Lee
www.innercitypress.com/unws1guinea120609.html
UNITED NATIONS, December 6 -- Guinea dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, who took power in a coup and oversaw the slaughter of at least 157 opponents in September, has himself been shot and seriously wounded. Sources tell Inner City Press that Lt Aboubacar Toumba Diakite, the chief of his presidential guards and an active participant in the stadium mass murder, has been concerned that while he may be held accountable, Dadis Camara would get away scot free.
Dadis Camera was flown for medical treatment to Morocco. In October, Inner City Press reported Morocco's involvement in Dadis Camara's close protection security. Now, he's flown there for surgery. Why is Morocco so close with Guinea, and Equatorial Guinea for that matter?
The answer is that while it is the African Union position that the people of Western Sahara, which Morocco claims, deserve a referendum with independence as an option, Morocco has been trying to pick off AU members with offers of military and financial aid.
Meanwhile the UN, which as Inner City Press reported has advised Burkina Faso president Campoare that Dadis Camara should remain in power in the interim, was on Friday asked about the shooting:
Inner City Press: it’s widely reported that Colonel Moussa Dadis Camara of Guinea has been shot and taken out of the country to Morocco. Is there, either Said Djinnit or whoever in the UN is dealing with that, can that be confirmed, and do they have a statement on the assassination attempt against the de facto leader?
Spokesperson Marie Okabe: I don’t have any reports today directly from Mr. Djinnit on this incident, but the Secretary-General is aware and following the situation. The latest violence underscores the urgent need to move towards the restoration of constitutional order in Guinea in a peaceful and consensual manner. The Secretary-General calls for calm and reiterates the need to avoid violence and to respect the rule of law. And he has instructed his Special Representative for West Africa [Said Djinnit] to remain actively engaged with national and regional stakeholders in the search for a solution that provides the people of Guinea an opportunity to elect their leaders in a democratic manner. And that’s what I have for you…
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