By RFIPalled on 05-26-2019Modified on 26-05-2019 at 02:52
The incident allegedly occurred during an incursion by Rwandan security forces against a merchant on Friday night, 24 May. In recent months, Kigali has banned its citizens from importing products into Uganda. Some circumvent this prohibition through small border posts, as was the case in this case.
According to Ugandan authorities, the events occurred on Friday night in Kiruhura village, located near a border crossing. According to Ugandan police, Rwandan soldiers have made an incursion of " more than 50 meters " into Ugandan territory. Their goal: to intercept a 25-year-old Rwandan trader who was traveling on a motorcycle with his goods,
According to the police, the merchant was shot in the head as well as a Ugandan citizen who tried to intervene.
Fred Enanga, the Ugandan police spokesman, condemns this move. " Our Kigazi Police Service is investigating murders committed by Rwandan soldiers. The police strongly condemn these killings against innocent civilians, he said. This gesture was not justified. Nothing allows this incursion into Ugandan territory and the use of violence by Rwandan security forces . "
Kampala protests against " violation of its territorial integrity ". An aspect that Kigali denies. In a statement, the Rwandan police recognize the death of two men. But his version of the facts is totally different: the Rwandan police say that the incident occurred on its territory following a check of an alleged smuggler who would have gone wrong. The Rwandan military had to intervene against a hostile suspect, supported by gangs of people armed with machetes.
" When the gang is ironed on the Rwandan side, no other action was taken by the patrol, " says the Rwandan police.
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