# Doumbouya pardons Moussa Dadis Camara after crimes-against-humanity conviction

Date: 2025

[Doumbouya](/people/mamady-doumbouya) granted a presidential pardon to former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara, who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the 2009 stadium-massacre case. Rights groups later warned that the pardon undermined victims' access to justice and effective remedies.

## Drivers

- Doumbouya junta transition: https://factrail.ai/drivers/doumbouya-junta-transition

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/guinea-junta-chief-pardons-former-military-leader-over-stadium-massacre-2025-03-29/
- https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/africa/west-and-central-africa/guinea/report-guinea/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/guinea-dadis-camara-presidential-pardon-2025-03-28