We reject this desire to return us to a one-party state. We have entered into a democratic multiparty system based on several political parties. We want to stay in this system.
The militarization of the ruling party s youth wing poisons the climate because these youths who sow terror do so with the support of the government, the ruling party, the police,Coach Outlet, he said.
Imbonerakure Chairman Denis Karera dismissed these allegations as erroneous and inflammatory information circulated by people motivated by their own interests and who want to disorientate the population.
Perhaps they are afraid of the 2015 elections, because they [opposition parties] have no members, he said.
Asked about the group s involvement in matters usually handled by police, Karera said, We are the first to commit to peace and security [working with] the security forces, the courts,oakley sunglasses, the people and the administration.
The role of Imbonerakure is the same as that of other Burundians. All Burundians are asked to contribute to keep the peace, he told IRIN. For example if you see a thief in your neighbour s house, are you really going to let him escape,Tory Burch outlet? No! The least you can do is turn him in or call the police to arrest this criminal, this thief,Burberry Bags. That s what we do, like all Burundians, he said. But we don t punish,gucci outlet online, or exact justice. We are against that, he added.
Karera also denied that any new members of the CNDD-FDD had been forced to join the party, and his boss, CNDD-FDD Chairman Pascal Nyabenda, told IRIN: The ruling party would not like to go to elections alone. We need some political parties in competition [Everyone has ] the same rights, but not the same force. My party is everywhere; it is not the same for ADC-Ikibiri.
Stifling statutes
Civil society leader Nininahazwe said he was also worried about draft legislation that would restrict basic liberties.
Pending bills would introduce new limits to the freedom of the press, authorize local officials to ban or interrupt meetings if public order is deemed to be threatened, and require organizations to seek approval from government ministers in order to form,beats headphones.
Opposition leader Ngendakumana expressed alarm at proposals to give the interior minister control over political parties, saying, They want to create a party-state, where there is confusion between the [ruling] party and the state.
Opposition parties are not represented in parliament because of a boycott of legislative elections in 2010.
What next?
In its most recent report on Burundi, the International Crisis Group warned that all these issues threatened the very blueprint for the country s post-war stability - the peace and power-sharing accords signed in Arusha, Tanzania, in 2000 - and seriously compromises preparations for the 2015 elections.
Steps to get that process back on track, the report said, included: renouncing political violence; initiating inclusive dialogue between the government and opposition; creating conditions for the safe return of exiled opposition leaders,monster beats; strengthening political pluralism; revisiting the draft legislation on media and political freedoms; and drawing up, by consensus, a roadmap for election preparations, including an assurance that the election commission represents all political players.
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