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The dramatic return of Burundi’s Rwasa
After three years in hiding, Agathon Rwasa – the infamous leader of the Burundian rebel group National Liberation Front (FNL) – emerged on August 6 to give his first public speech since 2010.
The police, though not aggressive, were prepared.
Armed with AK-47s and tear gas, they blocked Rwasa from getting out of his car, claiming that he had not obtained the requisite permission for the gathering.
More than 1,000 people arrived to see Rwasa in the country’s capital, Bujumbura, and the figure likely would have been higher had the government not stopped buses, searched individuals, and recorded the names of people going to the rally.
“It was a proof that we have to struggle hard for the freedom of Burundians,” Rwasa said later in a one-on-one interview.
“Why should we always be suppressed by the police when we have not infringed the law? Why should the police play the role of militias when it is a national institution?”
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