Ouagadougou: Military Justice Briefing Reveals Details of State Security Threat Investigations

In a press briefing held on June 1, 2024, in Ouagadougou, the military court disclosed information regarding three cases of alleged attacks on state security.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the briefing centered on revealing the particulars of these cases. The first case, titled 'Sami Dah and others,' involves suspects from the military, specifically three former members of the RSP, and civilians. These suspects, including civilians like Me Hervé Kam, have been arrested, interrogated, and incarcerated as informed by the prosecutor, Ahmed Ferdinand Sountoura. Another case, 'Keita Boubakar and others,' detailed by the daily L'Observateur Paalga, also pertains to purported state security threats with six officers implicated, two of whom are currently fugitives. The final case, 'Sanfo and others,' as reported by Le Pays, relates to an alleged conspiracy to instigate a mutiny in the military barracks, aimed at assaulting the republic's institutions. This briefing follows a meeting of the collective of lawyers representing one of the detained civilians, signaling ongoing legal processes and heightened security concerns.