Burkina Faso military government is arresting European workers of NGOs for “espionage” | Human Rights News

The Dutch Humanitarian Organization rejected these allegations and called for the release of its eight employees.

The military government in Burkina Faso says it has arrested eight people working in a humanitarian organization, accusing them of “espionage and treachery”, allegations that were categorically rejected by Dutch “.”

Burkina Security Minister Faso Mhamado SANA said that the eight people who were arrested are working in the International Safety Organization for NGOs (INSO), a group specialized in human safety.

SANA said that the detainees included a French man, a French Senegalese woman, a Czech man, Mali, and four Burkinabe citizens, claimed that the employees continued to work in the organization after it was banned for a period of three months, claiming “collecting sensitive data without permission.”

The Minister of Security claimed that some Inno employees “continued” secret or secret activities such as collecting information and meetings personally or online “after the ban, including its rural manager, who was previously arrested when the comment entered into force at the end of July.

SANA said that Inso staff “gathered and issued sensitive security information that may be harmful to national security and Burkina Faso’s interests, to foreign powers.”

On Tuesday, the Humanitarian Organization issued on Tuesday, saying it was “categorically” that rejected allegations about its activities in Burkina Faso.

In the statement, I said in the statement: “(We) is still committed to doing everything we can to secure the safe version of all our colleagues.”

Inno also said that she collects information “exclusively for the purpose of maintaining human safety”, and that the information she collects “is not really secret and is already known to the public.”

The military government in Burkina Faso has moved away from the West, in particular, its former colonial ruler, France, since the seizure of power in the September 2022 coup.

Along with Mali and the neighboring Niger, which is also governed by military governments, and withdrew from regional and international organizations in recent months, with the three countries The formation of their block Known as the coalition of the coast countries.

The three West African countries also wounded the defense cooperation with Western powers, most notably their former colonial ruler, FranceIn favor of close relations with Russia, including Niger, the nationalization of the uranium mine is run by a French nuclear company Urano.

Inside the three countries, military governments are fighting armed groups associated with al -Qaeda that controls the lands and operated attacks on army positions.

Human Rights Watch and other invitation groups accused the fighters, the military and partner forces in Burkina Faso and Mali of possible atrocities.