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As Guinea careens into a possible implosion, as coup gives way to potential coup, the acting leader called for the military to stay out of it, which they haven't yet.
Guinea's acting leader Thursday called for discipline in the army after the country's military leader was shot by members of the presidential guard last week. The military government said that it will not take part in regional mediation efforts until the injured leader returns to power.
Defense Minister Sekouba Konate has taken charge of Guinea, following last week's attack against military leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara.
While inspecting hundreds of troops at Conakry's Almany Samory Toure base, Konate called for discipline.
Konate said the military should be reassuring the Guinean people. He called on troops to fight against bad elements in its ranks, saying the army cannot accept the rights of civilians to be trampled.
Konate said that last week's attack on Captain Camara was a disgrace for the nation and for the army. The captain was shot in the head by members of the presidential guard and is now recovering in a military hospital in Morocco.
This comes as Ecowas is considering sending in their own force to 'keep the peace.'
West African bloc Ecowas has proposed sending an 'intervention force' to Guinea, whose military leader was shot and wounded earlier this month.
Ecowas official Abdel Fatau Musah told the BBC unrest in Guinea threatened to destabilise the whole region.
But junta spokesman Col Moussa Keita called the idea an 'assault on the authority of the state'.
Junta leader Capt Moussa Dadis Camara is still in hospital after the botched assassination attempt on 3 December.
A timeline of recent events there: from the BBC
23, 24 December 2008 Strongman President Lansana Conte dies, Capt Camara takes over, promises 2010 election
15 August 2009 Says he may stand for president
28 September Soldiers kill protesters in Conakry, reports of atrocities and rapes
October US, EU, African Union and Ecowas impose sanctions on junta
3 December Capt Camara shot in the head in apparent assassination attempt
4 December Flown to Morocco for surgery
Guinea, at the CIA World Factbook
Guinea, at Wikipedia
By: Brant
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