[RwandaLibre] Burundi opposition party suspended: minister

 

Burundi opposition party suspended: minister

By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE | March 16, 2014


Burundi opposition leader Alexis Sinduhije is pictured on November 11,
2008 awaiting the verdict of the court at the courthouse in
Bujumbura/AFP

BUJUMBURA, March 16- A key Burundi opposition party has been suspended
for four months, Interior Minister Edouard Nduwimana said late
Saturday night, amid worsening tensions in the small central African
nation.

The four month suspension of the Movement for Solidarity and
Development (MSD) follows violent clashes in the capital Bujumbura on
March 8 that pitted party activists against police.

In a statement overnight on national television, the minister said MSD
leader Alexis Sinduhije had "incited party militants to acts of
revolt, hatred and violence".

Sinduhije and party militants had "committed barbaric acts by
kidnapping, holding and undressing police officers", the minister
alleged, suspending the party's activities for four months and closing
its headquarters across the country.

Francois Nyamoya, MSD secretary general, called the decision "unfair"
but urged party militants to respect it.

"On Saturday (March 8) our militants were staging a calm demonstration
when they were taken to task by the police," he said.

Nyamoya added: "We had already effectively been suspended because for
months now the government has prevented us from demonstrating or even
from holding meetings".

Burundi on Wednesday charged Sinduhije, who is on the run from police,
and 71 party supporters with rebellion following the March 8 clashes.
Those charged face life in jail if found guilty.

They were arrested after taking part in what state prosecutor Arcade
Nimubona called a "group jog" to the centre of Bujumbura, where they
were dispersed by riot police firing tear gas.

An AFP reporter said some 200 people sought refuge at the party
headquarters, taking two officers hostage, before police stormed the
building.

Clashes lasted for over an hour, with at least 20 activists and five
policemen wounded.

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