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UN chief dismayed by allegations of abuse by peacekeepers in Central African Republic

Xinhua, August 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday expressed his dismay by latest allegations of abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR), pledging a thorough investigation into the matter, said a UN spokesman at a daily briefing here.

"The Secretary-General is personally dismayed and disappointed, not just by these latest reports, but by the series of allegations that has surfaced in the Central African Republic mission in recent months, relating to both the period before UN peacekeepers were deployed in that country and since," said Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for the secretary-general.

Amnesty International has alleged that certain UN peacekeepers shot dead a man and his son and raped a 12-year-old girl in Central African Republic.

"The mission in Central African Republic has been looking into this. We expect them to investigate the exact circumstances of these allegations thoroughly and quickly," said Dujarric. "We are talking about cases of alleged abuse, misconduct by UN peacekeepers, whether they be military, former police unit. There are very clear procedures in place on how to investigate and deal with those issues."

No misconduct of this nature can be tolerated and that every allegation will be taken extremely seriously and investigated vigorously and thoroughly, said Dujarric.

Pressure is mounting on the beleaguered UN mission in CAR, already under scrutiny over its recent handling of similar allegations. According to media reports, the French soldiers sexually abused starving young boys at a center for internally displaced people in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, between December 2013 and June 2014. Endite