Djikando Case: 43 People to Be Tried in Gaoua from 28 to 30 October
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Burkina/Justice: 43 defendants before the Gaoua court for deadly violence in 2021 (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The state prosecutor has announced that 43 people will stand trial before the Gaoua court over the deadly violence of 31 January 2021 at a gold site in Djikando, which left eight dead and 41 injured. He urged the public to attend the public hearings and to renounce private justice.
Djikando Case: 43 People to Be Tried in Gaoua from 28 to 30 October (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Gaoua High Court will hold an extraordinary session of criminal hearings on 28, 29 and 30 October 2026, covering eight cases, including that of 43 people linked to 2021 violence at the Djikando gold site.
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