27 December 2007
Bujumbura — Six members of the parliament express their dissatisfaction over the reinstatement of the former chief of the National Intelligence Unit in Muyinga province, Dominique Surwavuba, to his former position in Muyinga.
In a statement that was issued today, six members of the parliament from Muyinga constituency say that this recent reinstatement may cause security concerns. They recommend that this agent of the national intelligence services resume work in another province.
Dominique Surwavuba was arrested in connection with the killings of about 35 persons in Muyinga where he was the chief of the intelligence services. He was freed two weeks ago, and now has been reinstated in the same province. The killings of 35 persons in Muyinga province remain a mystery. Investigations have been carried out but have produced no conclusive findings although the Burundian population still longs for the publication of the results.
In a human rights conference that the Minister for Solidarity, Ms Immaculée Nahayo, attended in October 2007, to the total surprise of Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, a human rights activist who received the Martin Ennals prize at that meeting, mentioned that the case of Muyinga is over and that those who are responsible for the killings have been arrested. Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, however, said that this case involves the top authorities of the country.
The head of state, in a press conference held via telephone, evasively answered that he is not responsible for the blockage and ironically said that in higher spheres of power "there are birds and clouds..."
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