Guinea’s military leaders are accusing political parties and activists of “disturbing public order and social peace” in the West African country.
“These groups aim to “undermine the peace and quiet of Guineans and damage the ongoing peaceful transition”, the military said in a statement read on state television.
Though the announcement did not name any group in particular, the statement came after a press conference called by the Rally of the Guinea People (RPG), the political party of deposed president Alpha Conde.
The former president of the National Assembly asked the military leading group, which refers to itself as the National Rallying Committee for Development (CNRD), to release the 83-year-old Conde who has been under house arrest since he was overthrown.
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41-year-old Lieutenant-Colonel Mamady Doumbouya seized power in early September, accusing Conde of corruption and authoritarianism.
He was sworn in as interim president last month, has promised to “re-found” the Guinean state and hold elections at the end of a transition period of unspecified length.
The CNRD has so far dissolved the government and institutions and replaced ministers, governors and prefects with administrators and soldiers.
But in October, Doumbouya appointed a transitional prime minister, Mohamed Beavogui, a former UN under-secretary-general.
Doumbouya says anyone taking part in the interim administration will not be able to stand in the polls.
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