A lawyer for the family of slain Burkinabé president Thomas Sankara says he has “irrevocable evidence” of those who assassinated the late charismatic leader.
Mr Bénéwendé Sankara made the statement on Monday in Ouagadougou where he reapeted the call for Burkina Faso’s defence minister to order the launch of legal procedures in the matter.
On Thursday, a superior court in Ouagadougou said the assassination case filed by the slain leader’s wife Mariam Sankara and their son could be prosecuted under local laws.
In his decision, the court’s Judge Barthélémy Sinini declared at the end of the hearing that “the court deems the case receivable.”
A mammoth crowd which had gathered outside the court in the blazing heat to hear the verdict joined the slain leader’s family in thunderously applauding the decision.
The belated decision came after years of legal tussles that go back two decades.
During the marathon legal battle, the appeals court in Ouagadougou had repeatedly thrown out the case.
The family and friends of the late leader hailed the decision and expressed the hope that the case could receive a transparent judgment.
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