The UFR protested in March claiming the junta wanted to eliminate the most representative political parties while the RPG is considering its response after the Gendarmerie head General Balla Samoura a key junta member threatened to send in troops if it went ahead with political meetings...
Gen Balla Samoura: Head of the gendarmerie suspected of involvement in the abduction torture and possible murder of two Front national pour la défense de la constitution (FNDC) leaders (AC Vol 62 No 18 Sidelined legionnaire grabs the reins)...
When the moment came to act Doumbouya had the endorsement of other senior figures – in his immediate post-coup appearance he was flanked by Colonel Balla Samoura regional director of the gendarmerie in Conakry and the gendarmerie chief of staff General Ibrahima Baldé...
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