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Burundi's parliament rejects UN resolution on deploying police

Xinhua, August 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

The two chambers of the Burundian Parliament on Thursday rejected the UN Security Council resolution on deploying 228 police agents to oversee the country's security situation.

Lawmakers rejected the resolution in two separate statements signed by National Assembly Speaker Pascal Nyabenda and Senate President Reverien Ndikuriyo.

"The decision to deploy 228 UN police agents did not take into account the viewpoint of the Burundian government. As representatives of the citizens, we join the government of Burundi to reject any provision of Resolution 2303 in relation with the deployment of troops on the Burundian territory," said Nyabenda in the statement.

According to him, Burundi is an independent and sovereign country that "has to be consulted" before taking decisions involving the country.

The east African country's Senate also "categorically" rejected the resolution.

"The decision was taken without consulting the government, and did not either take into consideration the country's political and security situation that has returned to normalcy," said Ndikuriyo in another statement.

On Aug. 3, the Burundian government also issued a statement whereby it rejected the resolution.

According to Government Spokesman Philippe Nzobonariba, the decision has "terrible consequences" for other countries because it was taken without the consent of Burundi".

Nzobonariba indicated that Burundi had earlier made its proposal through diplomatic channels, but the proposal was not taken into account by France, the country that initiated the resolution.

On July 29, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2303, authorizing the deployment of up to 228 police forces to Burundi for an initial period of a year.

However, the Burundian government said it would only accept no more than 50 UN police forces.

Burundi plunged into chaos from April 2015 when the country's President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his intention to vie for the presidency for a third five-year-term.

More than 500 people in Burundi have been killed and some 270,000 people fled to neighboring countries since the outbreak of the crisis. Endit