UN pulls out of DR Congo rebels’ disarmament

By BBC/REUTERS

11 February 2015 | 3:55 pm

THE United Nations has withdrawn its backing for a planned offensive against rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after the government refused to sack two generals, a spokesman has said. UN troops could not join the offensive because the generals were accused of human rights abuses, he added. The planned offensive was aimed at…

THE United Nations has withdrawn its backing for a planned offensive against rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after the government refused to sack two generals, a spokesman has said.

UN troops could not join the offensive because the generals were accused of human rights abuses, he added.

The planned offensive was aimed at disarming the FDLR rebels who are seen as a threat to regional stability.

DR Congo’s government has not yet commented on the UN’s decision.

It has previously said that it chose its best soldiers to fight the FDLR, and it will not take instructions from the UN.

One of the men chosen to lead the operation, Gen Bruno Mandevu, is on a UN “red list” over 121 alleged human rights violations, including summary executions and rapes, according to Reuters news agency.

The government says he is innocent until proven otherwise.

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