Kafando, who was detained by presidential guard officers on Wednesday, said he was “still under house arrest” and was “not a part of the negotiations” mediated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that came up with the 12-point plan.
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The coup leaders have announced the dissolution of the interim government and parliament, which had been tasked with leading the political transition in the African nation after Compaore’s ouster in 2014.
ECOWAS mediators led by Senegal’s President Macky Sall drew up the deal after three days of tense talks at a hotel in the capital Ouagadougou, with details read out to reporters by former Burkina prime minister Kadre Desire Ouedraogo at 6:30 pm (1830 GMT) Sunday. In the capital Ouagadougou on the mediation mission, said he planned to submit the proposal to a summit of heads of state in Nigeria on Tuesday.
In exchange for returning power to the civilian transitional authority, former Compaore right-hand man General Gilbert Diendere and his presidential guard would receive an amnesty for acts committed during the putsch.
Arriving at the hotel before any announcement could be made, Diendere’s supporters forced their way in, caused mayhem in the lobby before leaving.
The presidential guard had toppled the interim government led by Michel Kafando last week. A vote had been scheduled for October 11, but the military general said after the coup that he thought that date was too soon to organize a proper election.
A transitional government was put in place and members of Mr Compaore’s party were banned from running in the elections. The worker spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak to the media.
Outside the building opponents of the coup held a protest but were later dispersed by security forces.
“The fundamental reason for existing is to, without dialog, request that the Obama organization utilize the devices and force that it needs to dispose of these culprits in Burkina Faso”.
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He was aged just 36 when he took power in Burkina Faso, a landlocked French colony previously known as Upper Volta, and whose present title translates roughly as “Nation of Incorruptibles”.
