Guinea’s ruling junta on Thursday called for the prosecution of the former president, Alpha Conde, whom it overthrew in a 2021 coup.
The ruling junta also called for the prosecution of 180 other officials and ex-ministers for alleged corruption.
The military, which seized power on September 5, 2021, had made the fight against corruption reputed to be endemic in the West African Nation, one of its key battles.
This was disclosed in a letter signed by the Justice Minister, Alphonse Charles Wright, addressed to public prosecutors.
The announcement marks a new stage in the fight against corruption, targeting the former President by name as well as many of his senior officials and former ministers.
The names of people listed in the letter includes ex-Prime Minister, Ibrahima Kassory Fofana and the former ministers of defence, economy and trade as well as a number of presidential advisers from the Conde regime.
The letter orders prosecutors to prosecute the people listed for alleged acts of “corruption, illicit enrichment, money laundering, forgery and use of forgeries in public writing, embezzlement of public funds and complicity”.
The list includes 188 names in total, though some are mentioned more than once and their bank accounts have been frozen
The Justice Minister said; “The Guinean government, in its policy of raising the moral standards of public life, has set itself the objective of fighting against economic and financial infractions.”
“It is imperative to open judicial investigations to clarify the origin of the funds in these various accounts.”