{A journalist detained for allegedly threatening national security of Burundi has been released, the freed journalist told Xinhua.}<\/p>\n
Steve Irakoze Gisa was released Thursday after spending seven days at the custody of the Burundi National Intelligence Service (SNR).<\/p>\n
Gisa, who works for Burundi-based Buja FM, was arrested Thursday last week after police browsed through his mobile phone and said it contained subversive information.<\/p>\n
A dual Burundian-Rwandan national, Gisa was accused of posing a threat to Burundi\u2019s state security.<\/p>\n
Gisa said he convinced the police that he was born in Gihanga town in Bubanza province.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is true that I have a Rwandan accent, but I explained that it was due to the fact that I had my university studies in Rwanda,\u201d the journalist said.<\/p>\n
Relations between Burundi and its neighbor Rwanda have deteriorated since April 2015 following the announcement by Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza that he would seek a third term.<\/p>\n
Opposed by the opposition and civil society groups, Nkurunziza\u2019s candidature prompted a wave of protests, violence and even a failed coup.<\/p>\n
Over 500 persons are reported to have been killed since then while dozens of thousands of Burundians sought refuge in Rwanda, including those who had attempted to overthrow Nkurunziza\u2019s government.<\/p>\n
Burundi has been accusing Rwanda of \u201cdestabilizing\u201d security in Burundi through providing military training to Burundian people in refugee camps. Enditem<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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