00:00Guinea opposition politician Aliou Ba, jailed for insulting Junta leader General Mahmadi Dumbuya,
00:06has been granted a presidential pardon after nearly two years behind Ba's.
00:10The pardon frees one of Guinea's key opposition figures as rights groups and political opponents
00:16accuse the military authority of tightening their grip on descent since taking power in 2021.
00:21Dumbuya granted pardon to 217 prisoners to mark Guinea's Independence Day Ba,
00:27who heads the liberal democratic movement or model, had been detained since December 2024.
00:34Ba was serving a two-year sentence for fending and insulting the head of state.
00:39Ba was convicted of a remarks calling on Guinean religious leaders to break their silence about the political situation.
00:47He also described the ruling National Committee of Rally for Development, or CNRD, as incompetent.
