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Conde ally released

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    Meanwhile, the Guinean authorities released opposition leader Marcel Cross on Wednesday after two months in detention. Cross, the secretary-general of the Parti democratique africain de Guinee (PDAG), was Conde’s campaign manager during the presidential elections. He was arrested on the eve of the elections, accused of illegally keeping arms and munitions, and held in Conakry’s central prison. Police found four hunting rifles in his home.

    A Guinean political analyst told IRIN today that Cross was a political lightweight and his detention did not have the same public impact as Conde’s.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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