The troubled west African country has been run since September 2022 by military leaders following a coup headed by Captain Ibrahim Traore.
“The following persons, who have been convicted or prosecuted before the courts for acts committed on September 15 and 16, 2015, are granted amnesty,“ stated the decree, issued last week, listing the 21 soldiers.
They were convicted at a military tribunal in Ouagadougou in 2019 for “harming state security”, murder or treason.
They were not part of the amnesty.
To do so, they have to “demonstrate a patriotic commitment to the reconquest of the territory” and “express their willingness to actively participate in the fight against terrorism”.
But the decree stipulates that they will not be eligible for compensation or career progression.
Loyalist forces put down the attempted coup within two weeks. A total of 14 people died and 270 were wounded.
The justice ministry in December said that some 1,200 people convicted in connection with the coup attempt would be pardoned from January 1.
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