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The state
prosecutor said in a statement 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.
The West African country was planning to hold 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.
(Reporting by Mathieu Bonkoungou; Writing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg;
Editing by Tom Heneghan)
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