国际英语资讯:Burundi issues intl arrest warrants for former President Pierre Buyoya
<p><span word="BUJUMBURA">BUJUMBURA</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 30-- <span word="Burundian">Burundian</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Sylvestre">Sylvestre</span> <span word="Nyandwi">Nyandwi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issuance">issuance</span> <span word="of">of</span> 17 <span word="international">international</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="warrants">warrants</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Pierre">Pierre</span> <span word="Buyoya">Buyoya</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="assassinating">assassinating</span> <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Hutu">Hutu</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Melchior">Melchior</span> <span word="Ndadaye">Ndadaye</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17 <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Burundian">Burundian</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="warrants">warrants</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extradite">extradite</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assassination">assassination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Melchior">Melchior</span> <span word="Ndadaye">Ndadaye</span>," <span word="Nyandwi">Nyandwi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Burundian">Burundian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Bujumbura">Bujumbura</span>.</p><p><span word="Nyandwi">Nyandwi</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abstain">abstain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="interfering">interfering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="ambiguous">ambiguous</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="cooperate">cooperate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span>.</p><p><span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Tutsi">Tutsi</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1987 <span word="to">to</span> 1993 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1996 <span word="to">to</span> 2003, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>.</p><p><span word="Buyoya">Buyoya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="AU">AU</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sahel">Sahel</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 2017, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mali">Mali</span>.</p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bujumbura">Bujumbura</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="masterminds">masterminds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ndadaye">Ndadaye</span>.</p><p><span word="Ndadaye">Ndadaye</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 21, 1993, <span word="just">just</span> 102 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adoption">adoption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="charter">charter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 5, 1991, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> -- <span word="Hutu">Hutu</span>, <span word="Tutsi">Tutsi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Twa">Twa</span> -- <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="harmony">harmony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="confrontations">confrontations</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="crises">crises</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assassination">assassination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ndadaye">Ndadaye</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 300,000 <span word="victims">victims</span>.</p>
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