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Burundi CNL Political Party Office Was
Attacked But UNSG Guterres Blathers at
UNGA
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Photo,
Video,
CJR
UN GATE, Sept 22
– Burundi's government wanted
all human rights presence out,
and its then UN ambassador
Albert Shingiro pushed it,
using a shadow Twitter account
@Jabaga70 which talked about
killing "dogs" - meaning
humans, not canines. Inner
City Press outed him here,
and asked UN about it here.
See also this
(Guterres grinning cravenly at
Shingiro), and Inner City
Press video of Shingiro inside
the UN, and here
outside the UN after
dictator (loving) Guterres
threw Inner City Press out.
Now, in August 2021, no
answer, video here
Then the
"new" Burundi government
ordered the UN rep Office
closed - and Guterres has said
nothing, while banning Inner
City Press which asks. The
retirees and Chinese and
Middle Eastern state media he
lets in do not ask about
it. Typically, silence
from Guterres who has been
evading and violating COVID
quarantine rules, going to
Boston to meet a flight from
Lisbon. The COVID - Nkurunziza
connection has been reported
even by those who ignore
Guterres' censorship. And this
while Guterres and Melissa
Fleming take money from IKEA
and Pierre Omidyar's Luminate
to "drown out" speech they
don't like, Inner City Press
first story here.
But the
propaganda from Guterres
continues, including as he
covers up the COVID positive
test(s) at UNGA. On September
22, 2021, this: "The
Secretary-General met with
H.E. Mr. Evariste Ndayisimiye,
President of the Republic of
Burundi. The
Secretary-General and the
President discussed recent
developments in connection
with peace, security,
stability and sustainable
development in Burundi; and
reiterated their commitment to
reinforce partnership between
the United Nations System and
the
country.
The Secretary-General also
congratulated Burundi on the
successful renewal of
political and economic ties
with a number of important
regional and international
partners. The two
interlocutors further raised
issues related to peace and
security in the Great Lakes
region and Africa, in
general." Talk about phoning
it in.
But in
August 2021, from Burundi: "In
Rumonge province, the
permanence of the political
party "National Congress for
Freedom" (CNL) located on
Buringa hill in Muhuta commune
was destroyed and vandalized
on July 25, 2021 for the 4th
time since the start of this
year. No investigation was
carried out while the
perpetrators of these crimes
are well identified. The
complicit administrative
authorities remain silent in
the face of this recent crime.
They are quick to threaten
owners of houses rented as CNL
hotlines to force them to
terminate contracts. The
Governor of Rumonge Province
effectively exerted pressure
at the end of this month of
July on an owner of a plot
sheltering the CNL party's
permanent residence in the
capital of Muhuta commune,
with a view to forcing him to
terminate the rental contract
with this left." And from
Guterres and Stephane Dujarric
and Melissa Fleming? No
answers.
Guterres'
"ASG for Africa" Bintou Keita
went to Burundi and said that
everything is fine, you - or
perhaps just she - can move
around the country at any hour
and there is no problem. UN
propaganda article here,
ghoulish laughing English
audio here.
Expect nothing or worse from
the UNSC meeting on Burundi
set for the end of October by
Kafando and the South Africa
mission, complicit in
Guterres' now 728 day ban on
Inner City Press.
So
far in 2020, Guterres and his
spokespeople Stephane Dujarric
and Melissa Fleming have
refused to answer any of Inner
City Press' written questions
on Burundi and other topics.
More
here.
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