{"id":15679,"date":"2020-04-09T06:50:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T06:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=15679"},"modified":"2020-04-09T06:50:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T06:50:46","slug":"independent-mp-concerned-over-killings-and-disappearances-in-his-constituency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/independent-mp-concerned-over-killings-and-disappearances-in-his-constituency\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent MP concerned over killings and disappearances in his constituency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fabien Banciryanino, an independent MP elected in Bubanza constituency, says 21 investigated cases of people killed and enforced disappearances have been reported in Mpanda and Gihanga communes of Bubanza province in the west of Burundi from January 2016 to February 2020.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15676\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15676\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Fabien-Banciryanino.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Fabien-Banciryanino.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Fabien-Banciryanino-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Fabien-Banciryanino-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Fabien-Banciryanino-600x345.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MP Fabien Banciryanino: \u201cI believe that the public prosecutor\u2019s office will conduct serious investigations to allow the victims\u2019 relatives to mourn\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI conducted deep investigations in their localities and discovered that some were killed and others are victims of enforced disappearances,\u201d says Banciryanino, adding that the latest case of a disappeared person was reported in Gihanga commune on 24 February 2020.<\/p>\n<p>He says those killings and enforced disappearances are related to politics. \u201cThe majority of the victims are political opponents from the CNL party,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>MP Banciryanino also says the administrative and judicial officials from those localities are aware of those cases.<br \/>\n\u201cI reported those cases but no investigation has so far been conducted,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>MP Banciryanino also says he submitted a correspondence to the public prosecutor\u2019s department for investigation on March 24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that the public prosecutor\u2019s office will conduct serious investigation and allow the victims\u2019 relatives to mourn,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Jean Claude Nsengiyumva, Prosecutor in Bubanza province says the correspondence has been received. \u201cThe magistrate who has the file will summon MP Fabien Banciryanino as soon as possible for more details,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabien Banciryanino, an independent MP elected in Bubanza constituency, says 21 investigated cases of people killed and enforced disappearances have been reported in Mpanda and Gihanga communes of Bubanza province in the west of Burundi from January 2016 to February 2020. \u201cI conducted deep investigations in their localities and discovered that some were killed and 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