Burkina Faso on Saturday froze the assets of the leader of a failed coup and began to disarm the presidential guard that took the president and prime minister hostage just weeks before elections intended to mark a return to democracy.
The state prosecutor said in a statement he froze the financial and property assets of coup leader General Gilbert Diendere and 13 others suspected of links to the putsch. He did the same to the political party of former President Blaise Compaore and three other parties linked to the former ruler. The decision is part of a crackdown against the coup leaders and their perceived supporters one day after the cabinet dissolved the presidential guard.
Interim President Michel Kafando on Friday also dismissed the minister in charge of security and created a commission to identify those responsible for the coup attempt.
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