Burundi Defense Minister Worried About Drunkenness Among Soldiers
Taarifa Rwanda Published 6 hours ago Burundian soldiers may lose rights to booze unless they strictly observe discipline and professional ethics. Alain Tribert Mutabazi, Burundi Minister of National Defense and Veteran Affairs admitted on Thursday that there is gross indiscipline in the national army that needs to be quickly tamed. The revelation comes at a time some members of the country’s army have been involved in summary execution of civilians while under the influence of alcohol. Mutabazi described these crimes perpetrated in recent days by the military as despicable and barbaric...