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UNCLAS BUJUMBURA 000424 
 
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DEPT FOR AF/C 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BY
SUBJECT: RADJABU APPEARS BEFORE BURUNDI'S SUPREME COURT 
 
REF: BUJUMBURA 376 
 
¶1. (U) Burundi's Supreme Court confirmed May 31 the continued 
detention of Hussein Radjabu.  The Supreme Court's 
confirmation means that Radjabu will remain at Mpimba Prison 
through the end of his trial, which, according to Burundian 
law, must begin within thirty days of detention.  Formal 
charges against Radjabu will be made public at his trial. 
Radjabu, former chairman of the CNDD-FDD, Burundi's ruling 
political party, has been held at Mpimba since his April 27 
arrest for "intent to disrupt national security through an 
armed rebellion." (Reftel) 
 
¶2. (SBU) Sixty-eight supporters of Radjabu resigned May 31 
from the CNDD-FDD, following his appearance before the 
Supreme Court.  The sixty-eight, all from Radjabu's home 
commune of Buyenzi, the Muslim quarter of Bujumbura, 
complained that his removal in February from the chairmanship 
of the party was illegal, and that his arrest and impending 
trial are politically motivated.  Burundian observers noted 
that all of the supporters were rank and file members, 
without undue prominence within the party. 
MOLLER