Burundi sentences 34 accused of coup attempt; all in exile

Burundi sentences 34 accused of coup attempt; all in exile
by Eloge Willy Kaneza, The Associated Press
Posted Feb 5, 2021 8:26 am PDT
Last Updated Feb 5, 2021 at 8:33 am PDT
NAIROBI, Kenya — Burundi has sentenced 34 people to life in prison after accusing them of a coup attempt against the former president, but all are living in exile.
Many of those sentenced were informed only this week of the Supreme Court’s ruling made last year and seen by The Associated Press.
The accused include a former army chief, journalists and human rights activists, and a lawyer for one of them, Dieudonne Bashirahishize, dismissed the ruling as “a political decision” and accused Burundi’s judiciary of being under the sway of the ruling party.

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