{{A lawyer for the family of slain Burkinab\u00e9 president Thomas Sankara says he has \u201cirrevocable evidence\u201d of those who assassinated the late charismatic leader.}}<\/p>\n
Mr B\u00e9n\u00e9wend\u00e9 Sankara made the statement on Monday in Ouagadougou where he reapeted the call for Burkina Faso\u2019s defence minister to order the launch of legal procedures in the matter.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, a superior court in Ouagadougou said the assassination case filed by the slain leader\u2019s wife Mariam Sankara and their son could be prosecuted under local laws.<\/p>\n
In his decision, the court\u2019s Judge Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my Sinini declared at the end of the hearing that \u201cthe court deems the case receivable.\u201d<\/p>\n
A mammoth crowd which had gathered outside the court in the blazing heat to hear the verdict joined the slain leader\u2019s family in thunderously applauding the decision.<\/p>\n
The belated decision came after years of legal tussles that go back two decades.<\/p>\n
During the marathon legal battle, the appeals court in Ouagadougou had repeatedly thrown out the case.<\/p>\n
The family and friends of the late leader hailed the decision and expressed the hope that the case could receive a transparent judgment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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