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Guinea 'blocking ex-junta leader Dadis Camara's return' Guinea 'blocking ex-junta leader Dadis Camara's return'
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Guinea's exiled former junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara has told the BBC that the Guinean authorities are blocking his return home.Guinea's exiled former junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara has told the BBC that the Guinean authorities are blocking his return home.
His attempt to return via Ivory Coast this week failed when his flight was refused permission to land in Abidjan.His attempt to return via Ivory Coast this week failed when his flight was refused permission to land in Abidjan.
Capt Camara survived an assassination attempt in December 2009 and then went to live in Burkina Faso.Capt Camara survived an assassination attempt in December 2009 and then went to live in Burkina Faso.
He has said he wants to stand for president in October's elections and the deadline to register is on Tuesday.He has said he wants to stand for president in October's elections and the deadline to register is on Tuesday.
"I think President Alpha Conde does not want me to come back home," Capt Camara told BBC Afrique."I think President Alpha Conde does not want me to come back home," Capt Camara told BBC Afrique.
"The instructions [for the plane not to land] came from Conakry not Ivory Coast.""The instructions [for the plane not to land] came from Conakry not Ivory Coast."
Capt Camara, who seized power in 2008 when long-time leader Lansana Conte died, announced his attention in May to stand as the presidential candidate for his Patriotic Front for Democracy and Development (FPDD) party.Capt Camara, who seized power in 2008 when long-time leader Lansana Conte died, announced his attention in May to stand as the presidential candidate for his Patriotic Front for Democracy and Development (FPDD) party.
Two months later, Guinean judges indicted him for his role in a 2009 massacre in the capital, Conakry, in which more than 150 people protesting against the military rule were killed.Two months later, Guinean judges indicted him for his role in a 2009 massacre in the capital, Conakry, in which more than 150 people protesting against the military rule were killed.
'Will face justice''Will face justice'
He told the BBC he was prepared to turn himself over to the courts in order to prove his innocence.He told the BBC he was prepared to turn himself over to the courts in order to prove his innocence.
"I have never refused to face justice," he said."I have never refused to face justice," he said.
Little-known outside military circles before he seized power December 2008, Capt Camara is popular in the south-east of the country, near the border with Liberia and Ivory Coast. Little-known outside military circles before he seized power in December 2008, Capt Camara is popular in the south-east of the country, near the border with Liberia and Ivory Coast.
He has also signed a political alliance with opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, who will be running for president.He has also signed a political alliance with opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, who will be running for president.
Capt Camara said it was not the first time he had been refused permission to return, Capt Camara said it was not the first time he had been refused permission to return.
In April 2013 he had wanted to attend his mother's funeral. In April 2013 he had asked to attend his mother's funeral, but he said official channels turned him down so he entered the country unofficially via Liberia to get to his village.
Explaining about his failed attempt on Wednesday, he said the captain of the commercial flight had been diverted to Ghana.Explaining about his failed attempt on Wednesday, he said the captain of the commercial flight had been diverted to Ghana.
"When we disembarked, the captain confirmed that he was told that I should not land at Abidjan, where I had a connection to join Guinea," said Capt Camara, who is now back in the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou."When we disembarked, the captain confirmed that he was told that I should not land at Abidjan, where I had a connection to join Guinea," said Capt Camara, who is now back in the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou.
President Conde, who won elections in 2010, Guinea's first democratic vote since gaining independence from France in 1958, is running again in October.President Conde, who won elections in 2010, Guinea's first democratic vote since gaining independence from France in 1958, is running again in October.