The death of journalists in the CAR: a predictable provocation?
According to Reuters, 30 July 2018, three journalists were killed at about 21: 00 local time (23: 00 Moscow time) near the town of Sibut, located 200 km north-east of Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic. A group of Russian film journalists (most likely), having left Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, moved to an appointment with someone in Bombari, but on the way there, she was ambushed by unknown people.
According to an official statement by Henri Depele, the mayor of Sibut, three people with press cards from Russian media were killed in an ambush set by unidentified persons.
According to the testimony of the surviving driver, which is transmitted by local media, he had to bring them to an unknown place, located approximately in 23 km. from Sibut. According to his story, suddenly armed people came out of the bushes onto the road and demanded to stop. The journalists got out of his car, as if they were going to meet someone, but then unknown people in uniformed uniforms almost immediately opened fire on journalists from machine guns. According to the driver, three Europeans were immediately killed, and he, who was slightly away in his car, was able, by pressing the gas, to escape from the scene of the murder.
Albert Yalok Mokele, the official representative of the CAR President, 31.07.2018 stated in his speech that the bodies of three persons of European appearance were discovered by an army patrol operating in the Sibut area and taken to the UN base in that region, but so far he cannot confirm their nationality and nationality.
Later, information was received that Russian press cards and tickets Moscow-Casablanca-Bangui and at least one Russian passport were found on the bodies of the dead.
In the evening of July 31, 2018 of the year received yet unconfirmed information that two of the dead journalists were Russian citizens, one was a citizen of Ukraine. Based on this, it should be said that, most likely, the group that shot the documentary-investigation about the alleged and official Russian military presence in the CAR and probably consisted of famous scandalous reporter journalist Orhan Dzhemal, cinematographer Kirill Radchenko and director Alexander Rastorguev died. .
The Bell publication reports that allegedly Irina Gordienko, the spouse of Orhan Jemal, stated that she had been provided for identification with a photograph of her husband's dead body. Russian diplomats in the CARs, as of the evening of 31.07.2018, have not yet confirmed the death of journalists, and it was also impossible to contact them during the day.
Western media claim that the killing of this group may be associated with the intensification of Russia's actions in the CAR, where, according to Western European journalists (Paul Locheri, Aaron Ross and others), our country allegedly sent hundreds of military instructors and civilians to 2018. Their goal, according to European correspondents, is to create in this (one of the poorest countries in Africa) combat-ready armed and special forces.
Note that the CARs of the last 5 years have been in a state of anarchy after the 2013 revolution of the year. The situation in this small equatorial state did not improve even after the election of the new president of the country in February 2016, although one of the goals of these elections was to stop the bloody conflict that had lasted by that time in the CAR territory between Christians and Muslims. This bloodshed, faded away for a while, flared up with a new force after the overthrow of the legitimate power in 3 by the rebel forces of the Islamic Séléka party. In recent years, at least several thousand people have become victims of this religious and ethnic conflict (and, according to some estimates, tens of thousands of people have already fallen victims).
In fact, at present, one can speak of the collapse of the general administration of the CAR and the division of the country into two enclaves — the Christian and the Muslim — the demarcation line between them is maintained by soldiers from the UN peacekeeping force in different time periods from 2.500 to 11.000.
In addition, as of the end of 2016, the presence of French military and civilian personnel from 900 to 1.200 was noted in the CARs.
However, over the past few years, the attitude of the local authorities of this Central African country to external players has changed dramatically. According to a number of Western periodicals, in fact, we can talk about a change in the foreign policy of the government of the Central African Republic. According to their data, an increasing number of Russian corporations are starting up business in the territory of this state. And, accordingly, to ensure their interests, as well as to protect Russian civilian specialists working at these enterprises, both military instructors and persons who are not officially military personnel of the security forces of the Russian Federation, and possibly hired by one “private military by the company. "
Some Western media (in particular, Euronews and Agence France Presse) claim some Russian-made military transport planes with unmarked signs, periodically landing on the territory of the CARs. According to Western journalists, they are delivering Russian weapons to this country.
According to AFP correspondents, Russian penetration into this country was particularly intensified in the first half of 2018. It was in recent months, according to information transmitted to the French media by both representatives of the UN contingent and representatives of French law enforcement agencies that new mass shipments of Russian-made weapons to the CARs were allegedly recorded and the arrival of nearly hundreds of military specialists in Russian uniforms and speaking allegedly Russian
According to this Western media information not confirmed by the Russian side, the Russian military (or persons hired by some PMCs) provide for the incumbent President of the CAR Fostan Touadera not only his personal security and the security of Russian enterprises in this country, but also are engaged in a radical restructuring of all security agencies. given state.
Thus, from the point of view of the criminal component, the absolutely groundless murder of two citizens of Russia and one citizen of Ukraine in the CAR is the first widely known case of the death of Russians in this country. The murder appears to be intended to attract the unhealthy interest of the international media to a country where, according to the Western media, recently, the military and economic presence of the Russian Federation is being denoted more and more, and the influence of Western countries (primarily France) is rapidly is decreasing.
According to an official statement by Henri Depele, the mayor of Sibut, three people with press cards from Russian media were killed in an ambush set by unidentified persons.
According to the testimony of the surviving driver, which is transmitted by local media, he had to bring them to an unknown place, located approximately in 23 km. from Sibut. According to his story, suddenly armed people came out of the bushes onto the road and demanded to stop. The journalists got out of his car, as if they were going to meet someone, but then unknown people in uniformed uniforms almost immediately opened fire on journalists from machine guns. According to the driver, three Europeans were immediately killed, and he, who was slightly away in his car, was able, by pressing the gas, to escape from the scene of the murder.
Albert Yalok Mokele, the official representative of the CAR President, 31.07.2018 stated in his speech that the bodies of three persons of European appearance were discovered by an army patrol operating in the Sibut area and taken to the UN base in that region, but so far he cannot confirm their nationality and nationality.
District of the death of the journalistic group (map presented by the Dozhd shopping mall)
Later, information was received that Russian press cards and tickets Moscow-Casablanca-Bangui and at least one Russian passport were found on the bodies of the dead.
In the evening of July 31, 2018 of the year received yet unconfirmed information that two of the dead journalists were Russian citizens, one was a citizen of Ukraine. Based on this, it should be said that, most likely, the group that shot the documentary-investigation about the alleged and official Russian military presence in the CAR and probably consisted of famous scandalous reporter journalist Orhan Dzhemal, cinematographer Kirill Radchenko and director Alexander Rastorguev died. .
The Bell publication reports that allegedly Irina Gordienko, the spouse of Orhan Jemal, stated that she had been provided for identification with a photograph of her husband's dead body. Russian diplomats in the CARs, as of the evening of 31.07.2018, have not yet confirmed the death of journalists, and it was also impossible to contact them during the day.
Journalists, alleged victims of attacks by unidentified individuals
Western media claim that the killing of this group may be associated with the intensification of Russia's actions in the CAR, where, according to Western European journalists (Paul Locheri, Aaron Ross and others), our country allegedly sent hundreds of military instructors and civilians to 2018. Their goal, according to European correspondents, is to create in this (one of the poorest countries in Africa) combat-ready armed and special forces.
Note that the CARs of the last 5 years have been in a state of anarchy after the 2013 revolution of the year. The situation in this small equatorial state did not improve even after the election of the new president of the country in February 2016, although one of the goals of these elections was to stop the bloody conflict that had lasted by that time in the CAR territory between Christians and Muslims. This bloodshed, faded away for a while, flared up with a new force after the overthrow of the legitimate power in 3 by the rebel forces of the Islamic Séléka party. In recent years, at least several thousand people have become victims of this religious and ethnic conflict (and, according to some estimates, tens of thousands of people have already fallen victims).
Youth groups on the streets of CAR cities
In fact, at present, one can speak of the collapse of the general administration of the CAR and the division of the country into two enclaves — the Christian and the Muslim — the demarcation line between them is maintained by soldiers from the UN peacekeeping force in different time periods from 2.500 to 11.000.
In addition, as of the end of 2016, the presence of French military and civilian personnel from 900 to 1.200 was noted in the CARs.
However, over the past few years, the attitude of the local authorities of this Central African country to external players has changed dramatically. According to a number of Western periodicals, in fact, we can talk about a change in the foreign policy of the government of the Central African Republic. According to their data, an increasing number of Russian corporations are starting up business in the territory of this state. And, accordingly, to ensure their interests, as well as to protect Russian civilian specialists working at these enterprises, both military instructors and persons who are not officially military personnel of the security forces of the Russian Federation, and possibly hired by one “private military by the company. "
Some Western media (in particular, Euronews and Agence France Presse) claim some Russian-made military transport planes with unmarked signs, periodically landing on the territory of the CARs. According to Western journalists, they are delivering Russian weapons to this country.
According to AFP correspondents, Russian penetration into this country was particularly intensified in the first half of 2018. It was in recent months, according to information transmitted to the French media by both representatives of the UN contingent and representatives of French law enforcement agencies that new mass shipments of Russian-made weapons to the CARs were allegedly recorded and the arrival of nearly hundreds of military specialists in Russian uniforms and speaking allegedly Russian
CAR government forces search a group of people suspected of armed banditry
According to this Western media information not confirmed by the Russian side, the Russian military (or persons hired by some PMCs) provide for the incumbent President of the CAR Fostan Touadera not only his personal security and the security of Russian enterprises in this country, but also are engaged in a radical restructuring of all security agencies. given state.
Thus, from the point of view of the criminal component, the absolutely groundless murder of two citizens of Russia and one citizen of Ukraine in the CAR is the first widely known case of the death of Russians in this country. The murder appears to be intended to attract the unhealthy interest of the international media to a country where, according to the Western media, recently, the military and economic presence of the Russian Federation is being denoted more and more, and the influence of Western countries (primarily France) is rapidly is decreasing.
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