«We are not afraid of appearing in front of the International Court. We have wanted international justice to be interested in the killings in Burundi for a long time.» So said Pasteur Habimana, the spokesperson for the National Liberation Forces (FNL) in an interview with Associated Press on 20 August. The Burundi rebel movement has admitted it was behind the massacre of over 160 Banyamulenge (Congolese Tutsi) refugees in the Gatumba camp, north-west of the capital Bujumbura, on 13 August. In the wake of the killings, the Burundian public prosecutor issued an arrest warrant against Pasteur Habimana and the head of the FNL, Agathon Rwasa, for war crimes and crimes against humanity. According to AP, representatives of the ICC are considering whether to begin an investigation.















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