African Commission Calls for Justice in Burundi hrw: Burundi
. Habonarugira's former group, the National Liberation Forces was a main target. As a former colonel he was seen as a prime potential informer.
We met him on July 9. He showed us extensive scars and explained how he was being hunted by the intelligence services. He knew they would not stop until they found him. But he wanted his case to be known:"You can talk about it, I am not afraid," he told us.
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