A military court in Burkina Faso indicts ("in absentia") ex-President Blaise Compaoré, who is charged with the 1987 murder of his immediate predecessor Thomas Sankara. Compaoré ruled the nation for 27 years following Sankara's assassination before resigning in the face of protests in 2014 and fleeing into exile in Ivory Coast. The court indicts thirteen other Burkinabé ex-officials accused of various crimes including murder.
A military court in Burkina Faso indicts ex-President Blaise Compaore, charged with the 1987 murder of his immediate predecessor Thomas Sankara. Compaore ruled the nation for 27 years following Sankara's assassination before resigning in the face of protests in 2014. The court indicts thirteen other Burkinabe ex-officials accused of various crimes including murder.
A military court in Burkina Faso indicts ex-President Blaise Compaore, whoischarged with the 1987 murder of his immediate predecessor Thomas Sankara. Compaore ruled the nation for 27 years following Sankara's assassination before resigning in the face of protests in 2014. The court indicts thirteen other Burkinabe ex-officials accused of various crimes including murder.
A military court in Burkina Faso indicts (inabsentia)ex-President Blaise Compaore, who is charged with the 1987 murder of his immediate predecessor Thomas Sankara. Compaore ruled the nation for 27 years following Sankara's assassination before resigning in the face of protests in 2014andfleeingintoexileinIvoryCoast. The court indicts thirteen other Burkinabe ex-officials accused of various crimes including murder.
A military court in Burkina Faso indicts ("in absentia") ex-President Blaise Compaoré, who is charged with the 1987 murder of his immediate predecessor Thomas Sankara. Compaoré ruled the nation for 27 years following Sankara's assassination before resigning in the face of protests in 2014 and fleeing into exile in Ivory Coast. The court indicts thirteen other Burkinabé ex-officials accused of various crimes including murder.