SECRETARY-GENERAL, SHOCKED BY REPORTS OF KILLINGS OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN BURUNDI, STRESSES IMPERATIVE OF RESPECT FOR HUMANITARIAN LAW
Press Release
SG/SM/6794
AFR/112
SECRETARY-GENERAL, SHOCKED BY REPORTS OF KILLINGS OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN BURUNDI, STRESSES IMPERATIVE OF RESPECT FOR HUMANITARIAN LAW
19981113 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:The Secretary-General was shocked by reports of the killings by government forces of innocent civilians in Mutambu commune in Rural Bujumbura province early last week. The Secretary-General took note of the statement by the Government that an Inter-Ministerial Commission was established by President Buyoya on the incident and looks forward to an early report. The Secretary-General expects that the perpetrators of this crime will be identified and brought to justice. It is imperative that all violence and attacks directed at civilians come immediately to an end and that all parties involved in the Burundi conflict ensure the full respect of international humanitarian law and humanitarian principles.
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