Guinea military officer charged with murder – report

A member of Guinea’s military police has been charged with murder after a student was shot dead earlier this month during a protest about the rising fuel price, the AFP news agency reports, quoting a statement from the public prosecutor.

Four other police officers in connection with the alleged crime have also been charged.

The 1 June protest was the most serious to have hit the country since the coup last year, AFP says.

The country’s military leaders imposed a ban on demonstrations in May following anger over a proposed 36-month period until elections can be held to choose a new civilian government, AFP reports.