{"id":15837,"date":"2020-04-24T07:10:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T07:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=15837"},"modified":"2020-04-24T07:10:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T07:10:37","slug":"2020-elections-cnl-party-concerned-over-political-intolerance-upsurge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/2020-elections-cnl-party-concerned-over-political-intolerance-upsurge\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Elections: CNL party concerned over political intolerance upsurge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>T\u00e9rence Manirambona, Spokesperson for CNL party deplores the increase in cases of harassment and political intolerance towards CNL party members during this electoral period. \u201cThere is a new phenomenon where CNL party candidates for the elections at different levels as well as the party observers in diverse polling stations are targeted,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14997\" style=\"width: 482px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14997\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-14997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/T\u00e9rence-Manirambona.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/T\u00e9rence-Manirambona.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/T\u00e9rence-Manirambona-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/T\u00e9rence-Manirambona-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/T\u00e9rence-Manirambona-600x345.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">T\u00e9rence Manirambona: \u201cWe will participate in all the electoral process at any cost\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Manirambona accuses some officials of the ruling party, youths affiliated to the ruling party, officials of the National Intelligence Services and the police. Manirambona also adds that there are targeted attacks and murders. &#8220;More than a dozen party members have been killed while another dozen were abducted in different localities,&#8221; he says<\/p>\n<p>Manirambona also deplores the destruction of CNL party offices in different localities. \u201cAbout 100 party offices were destroyed. Unfortunately, some administrative are accomplices\u201d, he says. T\u00e9rence Manirambona also says there are 200 CNL party members illegally detained. \u201cThey were released by the courts but remain in prison for months and months\u201d, he says.<\/p>\n<p>CNL party spokesperson calls on the government to release all illegal detainees and punish the perpetrators according to the law. \u201cCNL party members want to be protected like other members of political parties\u201d, he says adding that CNL party is committed to participating in all the electoral process at any cost.<br \/>\nIwacu has tried to reach the spokesperson for the Ministry of Home Affairs for reaction but to no avail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T\u00e9rence Manirambona, Spokesperson for CNL party deplores the increase in cases of harassment and political intolerance towards CNL party members during this electoral period. \u201cThere is a new phenomenon where CNL party candidates for the elections at different levels as well as the party observers in diverse polling stations are targeted,\u201d he says. 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