communiqué  Posté le 26-01-2021 13:24, modifié le 26-01-2021 13:24 par Tournons la Page

Conakry - 26 January 2021
In the unbridled race for control of mineral resources in the Republic of Guinea, companies resort to corrupt practices to get rich quickly with the complicity of high-ranking state officials and members of the presidential family who receive bribes.

This state of affairs, repeatedly documented and denounced by national and international civil society organisations, was exposed again during the trial of Beny Steinmetz on 22 January 2021. On that day, the Swiss judiciary, which has been investigating the corruption case concerning the Simandoua mine for years, found Beny Steinmetz guilty of bribing public officials in Guinea and sentenced him to five years in prison.

The Tournons La Page Guinea coalition welcomes this unprecedented decision which is a strong signal in the fight against corruption in the mines in the Republic of Guinea. It also redresses an injustice against the people of Guinea plunged into extreme poverty and on whose backs legal and physical persons get rich with impunity.

In view of the impossibility for corrupters to escape international justice, the Tournons La Page Guinea coalition hopes that this decision could, in the future, help deter candidates for corruption and create more transparency in the mode of adoption of "conventions" and acquisition of "permits" for the exploitation of mineral deposits in Guinea.

The Tournons La Page Coalition recalls that it filed a complaint in 2020 with the financial prosecutor's office in Paris for corruption in the AMR file and hopes for a successful outcome for the happiness of the people of Guinea.

Press CONTACTS :

Ibrahima DIALLO - Coordinator of TLP-Guinea

pdhguinee2011@gmail.com / +224 622 30 29 30