2023-10-06 01:59:12
In Burkina Faso, the Minister of Defense suspends several officers and non-commissioned officers from their duties. The reasons for these suspensions are not mentioned in the official documents signed by Colonel-Major Kassoum Coulibaly. If the decisions of these suspensions were taken on Wednesday, the same day of the dismissal of the chief of staff of the national gendarmerie and the appointment of another officer to his post, they were only made public 24 hours later .
Published on: 06/10/2023 – 03:59
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There are eight suspended officers: a colonel, three lieutenant-colonels, and four commanders, plus three non-commissioned officers: two warrant officers and a staff sergeant.
If the Minister of Defense does not give the reasons for these suspensions, a source close to military justice indicates that this decision is linked to the recent attempt to destabilize power. “ These people are suspected of involvement in the foiled coup attempt », Explains our source.
Six people are currently under arrest. This is the case of Commander Abdoul Aziz Aouba, the commander of the special forces, Lieutenant-Colonel Cheick Hamza Ouattara, commander of the special legion of the national gendarmerie and Captain Christophe Maïga, deputy commander of the special intervention unit of the gendarmerie.
Non-commissioned officers accused of scouting
Other officers are on the run. This is the case of two former members of the national intelligence agency as well as Lieutenant-Colonel Roméo Djassanou Ouoba. He was the Commander of Special Operations and Deputy Commander of National Theater Operations when Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba still ruled the country.
As for the suspended non-commissioned officers, the military prosecutor announced that they are all under arrest, following denunciations. They are accused of having located the homes of certain civil and military authorities, with a view, specifies the press release, to an operation to destabilize public institutions.
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