00:00One of Guinea's most infamous criminals died on Wednesday in a military hospital in the capital, Konakri.
00:07Abu Bakr Diakite, also known as Tomba Diakite, was one of the principal figures in a massacre that pro-Genta
00:14forces committed in 2009 in a stadium.
00:18At least 156 people died, and more than 100 women were raped by the soldiers.
00:24The massacre took place during and after a political rally attended by opponents to then-dictator Musa da Diskamera.
00:33Diakite was arrested for his role in the mass killing in 2016, and received a 10-year prison sentence a
00:40year later.
00:41On Wednesday, he was pronounced dead at a military hospital, according to Guinea's prison service.
00:48Diakite was 57 years old at the time of his death.
00:51He is the second person convicted in connection with the 2009 massacre to have died in custody this year.
00:59In January, Colonel Claude Pivy, an officer convicted of crimes against humanity for his role in the mass killing, died
01:07from diabetes side effects.
01:08of the double-st
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