{{Burundi’s ruling party is waging a “relentless campaign of intimidation” against its critics ahead of presidential elections next year, Amnesty International says.}}<\/p>\n
Its youth wing was responsible for attacking and killing opposition supporters, the rights group said.<\/p>\n
The CNDD-FDD party has not has yet commented on the allegation.<\/p>\n
Burundi is recovering from a brutal civil war that ended with President Pierre Nkurunziza’s election in 2005.<\/p>\n
Speculation is rife that he intends to run for a third term in the June 2015 election, despite opposition claims that this would be in violation of the constitution which imposes a two-term limit.<\/p>\n
The CNDD-FDD’s youth wing, Imbonerakure, has “strong links to the security services and are responsible for perpetrating human rights abuses with impunity”, Amnesty said in a report.<\/p>\n
At least one opposition member was shot and killed by two soldiers on the orders of a local official and an Imbonerakure member, Amnesty said.<\/p>\n
“Another opposition member had his teeth knocked out during a beating,” the report said.<\/p>\n
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