Guinea files charges against former President

Guinea’s attorney general has ordered legal proceedings against former President Alpha Conde.

According to a document signed by the attorney general, the charges against Conde and his allies range from complicity in murder and assault to destruction of property.

Among the former officials to be prosecuted are a former president of the constitutional court, ex-speakers of parliament, a former prime minister and many former ministers.

The former President was overthrown in a military coup last September by army officers led by Mamady Doumbouya, a former special forces commander.