Colonel Claude Pivi is a Guinean military and political figure, member of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) and a Minister since December 2008. In 2013 he was charged in connection with the Guinea stadium massacre of 28 September 2009, in which 157 were killed by troops. The BBC describe Pivi as a "leading figure in the CNDD military junta led by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara at the time of the massacre". In November 2023, he was broken out of prison by armed commandos allegedly led by his son. The Guinean junta promised a reward of 54,000 euros for the capture of Claude Pivi.
On 17 September 2024, Claude Pivi was arrested with his son Verny Pivi by police at the border with Liberia. He was extradited to Guinea on 19 September.
References
- ^ "Guinea stadium massacre: Minister Claude Pivi charged". BBC. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- "Commando operation in Guinea: reward offered for the capture of the last fugitive". Africanews. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- "Guinea junta purges security services after ex-dictator's jailbreak". Monitor. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- "En Guinée, les autorités offrent une récompense pour la capture de Claude Pivi, dernier évadé toujours en fuite" [In Guinea, authorities offer a reward for the capture of Claude Pivi, the last escapee still on the run] (in French). LeMonde. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- "Afrique Guinée: le colonel Claude Pivi, condamné par contumace pour le massacre du 28-Septembre, a été arrêté au Liberia" [Africa Guinea: Colonel Claude Pivi, convicted in absentia for the September 28 massacre, was arrested in Liberia] (in French). Radio France International. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- "Guinea's most wanted fugitive extradited from Liberia". Associated Press. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
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