During a conversation attended by spokespersons for the President and State of Burundi, Bangiricenge disclosed that Bunyoni is being prosecuted for “threatening national security, national economy and office abuse.”
When asked about Bunyoni’s place of detention and rights to visit him, Bangiricenge stated that he is being held at the SNR and his family ‘will be allowed to visit him soon’.
Bunyoni was arrested on April 21, 2023, in Nyamuzi, in the Mubone zone of Kabezi commune, Bujumbura province, where he was hiding.
The General Prosecutor’s Office confirmed his arrest in a press release on Sunday, April 23, and stated that the evidence gathered during a recent search at his residence would be examined to determine the next steps in the case, in accordance with the penal code.
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