Overview
- Americans Fabio Nicolas Espinal Nunez, 33, and Bradley Scott Schlenker, 63, have been held in Conakry since December 29 after a refueling stop.
- Authorities charged the pair with violating Guinean airspace, making an unauthorized landing, and jeopardizing national defense.
- The pilots say they were in continuous contact with air traffic control and had permission to land while ferrying a Brazilian family from Suriname to Dubai on a Gulfstream GIV.
- An appellate court ordered their conditional release requiring them to remain in Guinea and report three days a week, yet they remain jailed after the prosecutor declined to sign off.
- The case is now before Guinea’s Supreme Court as families seek help from President Trump and the U.S. State Department, and Human Rights Watch has documented broader concerns over military sway in Guinea.