Claude Pivi

Colonel Claude Pivi is a Guinean military and political figure, member of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) and a Minister since December 2008. In 2013 he was charged in connection with the Guinea stadium massacre of 28 September 2009, in which 157 were killed by troops.[1] The BBC describe Pivi as a "leading figure in the CNDD military junta led by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara at the time of the massacre".[1] In November 2023, he was broken out of prison by armed commandos allegedly led by his son.[2][3] The Guinean junta promised a reward of 54,000 euros for the capture of Claude Pivi.[4]

On 17 September 2024, Claude Pivi was arrested with his son Verny Pivi by police at the border with Liberia.[5] He was extradited to Guinea on 19 September.[6]

References

1. "Guinea stadium massacre: Minister Claude Pivi charged". BBC. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
2. "Commando operation in Guinea: reward offered for the capture of the last fugitive". Africanews. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
3. "Guinea junta purges security services after ex-dictator's jailbreak". Monitor. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
4. "En Guinée, les autorités offrent une récompense pour la capture de Claude Pivi, dernier évadé toujours en fuite" [In Guinea, authorities offer a reward for the capture of Claude Pivi, the last escapee still on the run] (in French). LeMonde. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
5. "Afrique Guinée: le colonel Claude Pivi, condamné par contumace pour le massacre du 28-Septembre, a été arrêté au Liberia" [Africa Guinea: Colonel Claude Pivi, convicted in absentia for the September 28 massacre, was arrested in Liberia] (in French). Radio France International. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
6. "Guinea's most wanted fugitive extradited from Liberia". Associated Press. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.