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Former President Blaise Compaore and two of his top associates, Hyacinthe Kafando and Gilbert Diendere, were sentenced to life in prison. This article contains information about them, such as their Wikipedia page and more.
The long-awaited verdict in Thomas Sankara’s murder case was recently delivered. Three people have been sentenced to life in prison, and the verdict has been widely applauded.
Former president Blaise Compaore and his two top associates, Hyacinthe Kafando and Gilbert Diendere were the three convicted of Sankara’s murder. Compaore and Diendere were found guilty of the murder whereas Kafando was suspected of leading the group that assasinated Sankara.
Here are details on Hyacinthe Kafando including, his jail charges in the article below.
Is Hyacinthe Kafando On Wikipedia?
No, Hyacinthe Kafando is not featured on Wikipedia.
#BREAKING – Ex-president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, has been sentenced to life imprisonment, together his aides Gilbert Diendéré and Kafando Hyacinthe, for the murder of first president Thomas Sankara, who was killed at 33 in the 1987 military coup they led against him. 🇧🇫 pic.twitter.com/5Ebwps8pSS
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Kafando is currently trending on social media platforms after he was convicted of leading the troops that murdered Thomas Sankara nd the guards.
Along with him, General Gilbert is also convicted of the charges and he three were sentenced to life imprisonment. The news is trending all over social media platforms and people are sharing itt on their platforms.
We hope to update more information as soon as possible.
Former President Hyacinthe Kafando Sentenced For Life In Trail- His Jail Charges Explored
Former President’s top associate Hyacinthe Kafando has been sentenced for life in a recent trail. He was convicted of leading the commando that killed Thomas Sankara.
Hyacinthe Kafando and Gilbert Diendere, two of Compaoré’s former top associates, were also sentenced to life imprisonment.
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The charges that the three of them are facing are attack on state security, complicity of murder, and concealment of a corpse. Although the military prosecutor demanded at least 30 years for Kafando and Compaore, and 20 years for Diendere, the judges sentenced them to life imprisonment.
Along with the three, eight other were sentenced to prison between three to twenty years. The verdict has been widely apreciated by the general people and justice was given to Sankara who almost 35 years ago.
We hope to update more information as soon as possible.
