Burundi: Further information on Fear of execution and New Concern: Unfair trial

Index Number: AFR 16/002/2005
Date Published: 16 February 2005
Categories: Africa, Burundi

Amnesty International has just been informed that James Gakuru, who was sentenced to death in March 2004, has reportedly been killed as he attempted to flee Rumonge prison in the capital Bujumbura. Francis Maheshi, who was reportedly with him at the time, is said to have escaped. An investigation into the circumstances of James Gakuru's death has not yet been conducted.