This meeting follows the series of consultations since the appointment of Zéphirin Diabré to this post. The purpose is to collect proposals for a plan that can lead to national reconciliation. Although the participants do not reject the idea of reconciliation, they believe that certain conditions must be abolished, including compensation to the victims, the truth about certain facts and a timetable for the legal treatment of certain cases.
as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya Boudani
Gauthier Zagré was abused in 2000 and saw his parents’ homes set on fire and his parents were expelled from the city of Koudougou for demanding “justice and truth” in the murder of journalist Norbert Zongo in December 1998 in Sapouy. For him, it is above all necessary to compensate all the victims: “The very basic question of national reconciliation must first be based on compensation, compensation that consists in calming hearts, so that people can be in a calm environment. Be able to discuss national reconciliation now . ”
For Malika Sondé from the Collective against Impunity and Stigma of Societies (CISC), to achieve national reconciliation and cohesionwe must re-establish the facts and locate the areas of responsibility: “There are facts that have been disguised in this country. We must already identify what really happened, who is responsible so that we can talk about justice before we talk about reconciliation and forgiveness. ”
Distrust of politicians
Pouahoulabou Victor, president of the Union of the Families of the Martyrs of the Popular Uprising in October 2014, demands full light on the events of October 2014 that left about thirty dead: “After the uprising, we continue to suffer. And it makes us not believe in anyone today who speaks for reconciliation because we go to the third atonement. In 2001, Blaise Compaoré beat everyone. We no longer trust politicians. But we can believe them if they talk about justice and reconciliation. “
Zéphirin Diabré, the Prime Minister for National Reconciliation, assured participants by stating that certain concerns will be addressed even before the National Reconciliation Forum is held.
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