{"id":15905,"date":"2020-04-30T06:38:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T06:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=15905"},"modified":"2020-04-30T06:38:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T06:38:24","slug":"cnl-party-members-accused-of-committing-violence-in-ongoing-electoral-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/cnl-party-members-accused-of-committing-violence-in-ongoing-electoral-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"CNL Party members accused of committing violence in ongoing electoral campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At a press conference held this 29 April, 2020, the spokesman for the Ministry of Public Security has said &#8220;they deplore the behavior displayed by some members of political parties during the ongoing electoral campaign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15906\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15906\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pierre-Nkurikiye-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pierre-Nkurikiye-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pierre-Nkurikiye-1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pierre-Nkurikiye-1-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Pierre-Nkurikiye-1-600x345.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pierre Nkurikiye, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Security holding a press conference<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pierre Nkurikiye alludes to an incident that occurred on 27 April during the official launch of the electoral campaign in Ngozi northern Province.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Members of CNL party kidnapped seven members of CNDD-FDD party and attempted to assassinate one of them,&#8221; said Nkurikiye adding that CNL party members seek to disrupt the ongoing political activities that are being conducted peacefully.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Nkurikiye accuses Agathon Rwasa, CNL party chairman of inciting his members to violence.<br \/>\n&#8220;He asked them to attack members of the opposing party,&#8221; said Nkurikiye, calling on politicians to report violence cases to the administrative and security authorities.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech at the launch of the electoral campaign, Rwasa said that CNL members will now defend themselves against their attackers.<br \/>\nHe alluded to the Imborekure [the ruling CNDD-FDD youths] who often prevent CNL members from conducting political activities without providing valid reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The Public Security Ministry spokesman also accuses CNL members of not respecting the itinerary notified to the police on the launch of the electoral campaign. &#8220;On their route, they attacked members of the opposition party,&#8221; said Nkurikiye.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00e9rence Manirambona, spokesman for CNL party rejects the accusations by the police.<\/p>\n<p>He explains that CNL members intercepted two CNDD-FDD youths who were recording the license plates of the vehicles that were transporting CNL members to the stadium where the official launch of the electoral campaign was taking place.<\/p>\n<p>He rather accuses Pierre Nkurikiye of covering the crimes committed by CNDD-FDD youths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a press conference held this 29 April, 2020, the spokesman for the Ministry of Public Security has said &#8220;they deplore the behavior displayed by some members of political parties during the ongoing electoral campaign.&#8221; 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