Colonel Claude Pivi, former head of Guinea’s presidential security and one of the key figures convicted for crimes against humanity following the September 28, 2009 massacre at the Conakry stadium, has reportedly died after health complications linked to chronic diabetes.

According to the public prosecutor at the Conakry Court of Appeal, Claude Pivi passed away in a military hospital where he had been transferred for medical treatment. The prosecutor’s office stated that the former senior security official had been receiving intensive care for two days before his death occurred on Tuesday.

The prosecution further explained that Claude Pivi died “in a state of hypoglycemic coma,” a serious condition related to dangerously low blood sugar levels. In order to determine the exact circumstances of his death, an autopsy has been ordered by the judicial authorities.

Claude Pivi had been sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity in connection with the brutal repression of a peaceful opposition rally held on September 28, 2009, at the Conakry stadium. The crackdown resulted in the deaths of more than 150 people and marked one of the darkest episodes in Guinea’s recent history.

His reported death comes as a significant development in a case that has long symbolized the fight against impunity in Guinea and the broader West African region