Guinea’s president Mamadi Doumbouya
Guinea’s president Mamadi Doumbouya has dismissed 173 military personnel for “desertion”, including a colonel who played a prominent role in the 2021 coup that brought him to power.
As reported by the BBC on Wednesday, the dismissals were announced in a presidential decree broadcast on state television on Monday.
The decree did not provide details about when or how the alleged desertions occurred.
Among those removed from the armed forces is Colonel Michel Lamah, a former member of Guinea’s elite Special Forces Group.
