Guinea Bissau Opposition Leader Kept Under House Arrest
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The leader of the Guinean opposition, Domingos Simões Pereira, returned to his home without further coercive measures. He is suspected in an alleged attempted coup d'état.
Guinea-Bissau opposition leader placed under house arrest
Pereira, leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), was detained when the army overthrew President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on November 26 last year, News.Az reports, citing RFI. *** He was released under house arrest in January but has been accused of involvement in at least two attempted coups, one in 2023 and one in October 2025. Heavy security surrounded the court where Pereira appeared on Thursday. Joao P…
Guinea-Bissau Opposition Leader Kept Under House Arrest
A Guinea-Bissau military court on Thursday ordered opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira to be kept under house arrest after he was questioned again over accusations of plotting a coup against the military government, his lawyer said. Pereira, leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), was detained when the army overthrew President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on November 26 last year. He was released under ho…
The main opponent in Guinea-Bissau, Domingos Simoês Pereira, was again heard on Thursday by a military court for his alleged involvement in several coup attempts, and was kept under house arrest, noted an AFP correspondent. Guinea-Bissau has been headed since 26 November 2025 by soldiers who overturned outgoing President Umaro Sissico Embalo. PAIGC leader, a historic party that led the country to independence in 1974 and today in the opposition,…
The leader of the Guinean opposition, Domingos Simões Pereira, returned to house arrest without further coercive measures after hearing today in the Military Court as a suspect in an alleged attempted coup d'état, his lawyer said.
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