00:00More than 16 years after a massacre at a Conakry stadium left 156 people dead,
00:07a second trial has concluded in the Ghanaian capital.
00:11The defendant is Colonel Bienvenu Lamar,
00:14who ran the military base that dispatched the alleged killers to the stadium.
00:19He's facing a range of charges, including complicity in murder, rape, kidnapping and torture.
00:25During closing arguments, prosecutors called for the charges to be reclassified as crimes against humanity.
00:33Defence lawyers argued for his acquittal,
00:36saying he didn't have command responsibility of the facility at the time of the massacre.
00:41Lamar addressed the court to reaffirm his innocence and express his faith in the justice system.
00:47The case has been adjourned for deliberation, with the verdict expected on the 27th of July.
00:54The first trial resulted in the conviction of Guinea's former president, Moussa Dadis Kamara,
01:00who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity.
01:05He was pardoned by the head of Guinea's military junta.
01:09Seven others were convicted, with some receiving life sentences.
01:1313 to two.
01:1314 to 22.
01:1316 to 25.
01:1316.
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