The state prosecutor said in a statement that he also froze the assets
of 13 others suspected of links to the coup and to the political party
of former President Blaise Compaore and three other parties linked to
the former ruler.
The decision, which applied to financial and property assets, is part of
a crackdown against the coup leaders and their perceived supporters one
day after the cabinet dissolved the elite 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.
Kafando was restored to power on Wednesday when its leaders handed back
power in the face of domestic and international opposition and the
threat of attack from loyalist forces. In all, 11 people died in
protests against the putsch.
Burkina Faso was supposed to hold their elections on Oct. 11, marking a
return to democracy a year after protesters toppled Compaore as he
attempted to extend his 27-year rule, but they seem likely to be delayed
because of the unrest.
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