An international commission which investigated the September 28 massacre of civilians in a Conakry stadium has laid responsibility for the killings squarely on Moussa Dadis Camara, leader of the military junta which seized power a year ago, reports Fasozine of Ouagadougou.

The commission, set up under the auspices of the United Nations, characterized events at the stadium as "a series of systematic killings, rape and acts of torture orhcestrated agianst a section of the population." There was a "strong suspicion" that the crimes against humanity had been committed, the commission found.

More than 150 people were killed when troops suppressed a rally organized by opposition and civil society groups who were protesting at Camara's decision to stand in elections scheduled for next year. He had said upon taking power that he would not be a candidate. His government attributed the stadium killings to rivalry between political groups.

The commission's report changes the socio-political atmosphere in Guinea, says Fasozine, and militates against the probability of Dadis Camara making a triumphant return to the country. He is at present receiving medical treatement in Morocco after an aide-de-camp made an attempt on his life.