Former Burkinabè Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida’s Court Victory: Analysis and Reactions

2023-06-02 20:42:31

Relieved, a member of Yacouba Isaac Zida’s defense team does not hide his slight surprise. “ We knew our arguments were strong, but we feared political pressure. In the end, the court was independent “, he explains.

In a press release published Thursday, May 1, the UNIR-MPS, the Union for the Renaissance – Sankarist Patriotic Movement, a party of which Yacouba Isaac Zida is the honorary president, expressed “ sa great satisfaction. ” The party asks all its structures to ” make arrangements for the return, in a timely manner by Yacouba Isaac Zida. And to add that the former Prime Minister, has always expressed its desire to make its contribution to the fight against terrorism. »

However, those close to Yacouba Isaac Zida remain cautious. The military prosecutor has fifteen days to appeal. ” We will only be reassured after the expiry of this period. “Said a source close to his defense.

Last July, Yacouba Isaac Zida had declined the invitation of Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, then at the head of the transition. He had been invited to Ouagadougou with several former presidents, including Blaise Compaoré, despite their setbacks with the Burkinabè justice.

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