Guinea-Bissau’s army announced Friday it had thwarted an “attempt to subvert the constitutional order”
It also said it arrested several senior military officers on the eve of the start of general election campaigning.
“This action aimed to disrupt the electoral process,” General Mamadu Ture, deputy chief of staff, told a press conference without specifying the number of officers arrested or what actions they planned to take.
Campaigning kicks off Saturday in Guinea-Bissau, approximately three weeks ahead of the legislative and presidential elections likely to be dominated by incumbent Umaro Sissoco Embalo after the main opposition was disqualified.