Amnesty International condemns killing of 14 unarmed protesters

Amnesty International Nigeria today, described as cold blooded, Burkina Faso’s former presidential guard who killed 14 unarmed protestors and bystanders and injured hundreds more with automatic weapons following last month’s coup d’état. According to Amnesty International, General Gilbert Diendere, who led the coup, and General Djibril Bassole, former Foreign Minister, had been arrested and charged with crimes including attacking state security and murder, while members of the Regiment de sécurité présidentielle (RSP) are being reintegrated into the national army.

Investigation carried out by Amnesty International, into the deaths of people killed in the days following the September 16, coup discovered that 14 protestors and bystanders were killed by automatic weapons fire from members of the RSP. None of those killed, including two children, were armed.