22 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni is already under police custody after several days under an arrest warrant and his whereabouts are unknown, a humanitarian commission from the African country has confirmed.
Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, Prime Minister since June 2020, was removed from his post on September 7 by President Evariste Ndayishimiye, after the president denounced a failed “coup” by allies “who believe they are untouchable.” “, without mentioning his head of government by name. Bunyoni was replaced by the Interior Minister, Gervais Ndirakobuca.
The arrest of the former prime minister has been confirmed by Burundi’s National Independent Human Rights Commission (CNIDH), which has indicated that the former president is in good health after days of doubts about his whereabouts.
“The commission has visited General Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni this Saturday. He is well. He has not suffered any act of torture or any other abuse since his arrest. His family has been notified. The process continues its normal course,” he has made known. the Commission.
The charges filed against the former prime minister, considered one of the country’s strong men and a link between the Executive and the Burkinabe Army, are unknown.
While the international community has welcomed some openness in the country since Ndayishimiye arrived following the sudden death of Pierre Nkurunziza, a UN commission of inquiry stated in September 2021 that the human rights situation in Burundi remained “disastrous”. .
