RELEASED FRONT PATRIOTIQUE RWANDAIS RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT New York, April 30, 1694 STATEMENT BY THR POLITICAL BUREAU OF THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT OY THE PROVOSED DRPLOYXENT OF 2 U. TWERRVENTION FORCE IN RWAMDA. qhe United Nationa security Council has been urged by the U.N. Boeretary. General to authorize the deployment of a U.N. Thtarvention force in Rvanda for the purpose of stopping massacres of innoncent edviliani going on for severa) yoars but particularly ident Habyarimana on April 6, ‘The massacres have bi bacome intense after the death of Pres: 1994. ne Rvandese Patriotic Fro! observations regarding the ma wishes to maka the following acres: aystenatically executed to enaure the complete externination of those perceived as opponents of the regize. The plans for hose maseacrea were hatched during President Habyarinana's Rie lite time with his knowledge and active participation. 2. RPF has very firn evidence indicating that the massacres vere Dut for the death of the President originally intended to take place during the transition period after the Rvandose Patrintie Aruy forces had handed over their weapons to the United Nations and gone to the assembly points where they would be easy-prey. 3. The ccourrence of these massacres did not come as’ a surprise to RPP. Indeed, the RPF consistently brought the alarning preparations fof thage massacres €6 the attention of the Rtarnational comunity for many months prior to their out— preak. The Secretary General of U.N. and the governments of Pil the countries which Were represented at Arusha during the peace talks ware duly informed about the preparations for Rhese massacres through their accredited representatives in Rigeld and various high ranking officials who have visited RPP Sogn at Kigali and Moidndi ever since the signing of the peace agroenont to discuss the possibilities of facilitating implementation of tke peace agraenent. che international conmunity was fore warned but did not find je possible or necessary to take any measures to prevent these mannacres. a1 TS Dar Sea fis fF, Pan, tan Ron Reve huh ANS mA hewn ee [Case 1D: 9600403qhe United Nations wission (UNAMIR) which was in Rwanda, with s Force of more than 2,500 personnel, at the out-break of tha currant Exisie was unable to offer protection to Ruandese Citizens ho ve with violence. It did not intervene to massacres, citing the constraints imposed by their m iithough the mandate could have been changed by the U.N. Security Council at short notice. The force was instead withdrawn leaving the Rwandese population at the mercy of the murderers. he Internationel Community stood by and helplessly watehed hile hundreds of thousands of innocent Rvandese Citizens perished. Fey have dared to cone out in public te congenn the authors of the Ferocities which are being committed, let alone taken any steps to dctively assist the actual and potential victine, Ag a result of the cres, it ie reported (OXFAM) that nore than A half million people (500,000) may hava already died, ‘The manner and scale of the massacres clearly leave no doubt whatsoever that the atrocitios which have been conuitted amount to Genocide as defined by the relevant U.N. Conventions. Wo feel that he debate in soma circles, including the U.N, Security Council, hout whether gencoide has really been connitted is acadenic if not cynical. We the Rwandeae and other people vho have witnessed the Girocities first hand know for sure that genccide has indeed taken place. he massacres have boen orchestred by the so-called provisional governnent using the following: 1, Tho Presidential Guard. 2) Menbera of the regular National Arny. 31 the Para-militazy Police (Gendarneria Nationale), al armed civilians and militia under the control of the late President's party, the MRND and its allies, particularly the extramist CDR party. the International Community oves the Rwandese people an obligation to condemn and ostraciza the perpetrators of these massacres and to help in bringing thax to justice. Sone countries have, instead, Tene legitimacy to these wurdorers and are already plotting to Greate a future role for them in the politics of our country. would mention in particular the governments of France and Eeypt eich have hosted high level talks with members of the so-called provisional governnent and appear to be mastar-ninding the current Proposal, for the deployment of a U.N. intervention force as a Fasult of those ‘The United Nations should take a leading role in ensuring that the members of the veyina responsible for the masszeres are not accorded legitimacy by any government or International organisation, should the U.N. itself receive and accord =degitioney to members of the said roegine, tha Rwandese Patriotic Front vill have no option but to request that even the 270 nember remnant of UNAMIR be recalled. The Special Reprasentative of the U.N. Secretary General to Rvanda, Dr. Cacques Roger Booh-Boch has throughout nis stay in our count: behaved in a very partisan manner and {a not up to task entrust to him. The Rvandese Patriotic Front will not participate in future U.N. affore to rosolve the Rvanda conflict unless and until the said Special Represontative and his Assistant are recalled. The tina for U.N. intervention is long past. The genocide is almost completed. Most of the potential victins of the regime have either been killed or hava since fled. ‘The Rvandose Patriotic Front believes the foreuost and appropria role U.N. agencies at this particular time would be to find the ways and means of handling the humanitarian crisis caused by the violence and displacement of the population. This hunanitar/an erieis has unfortunately not received the attention it deserves to date. ‘The Rwandese Patriotic Front regards the proposed U.N, intervention aa deliberate attempt to manipulate the U.N. process and machinery to protect and support the murderers who constitute the provisional governnent. Gonsequentiy, the Rvandose Patriotic Front herchy declares that it is categorically opposed to the proposed U.N. intervention force and will not under any circunstances cooperate in its setting up and operation. In view of the forgoing the Rvandese Patriotic Frontt 4. Calls upon the U.N. Seourity Council not to author! eploynent of the proposed force as U.N. interventi ge oan no longer serve any Useful purpose a topping the na concerned. b. Requests Internationa community to exert pressure on the murderers who constitute the so-called provisional government and are responsible for the massacres byt government which 2. Conde rag: 3. Imposing punitive sanctions againat the so called provisional government. 4+ Getting in notion the process of eatabliating without delay war orines tribunals and other mechanisns for bringing the persons responsible for the atrocities to justice, “General to replace 2: ipecial tative in Rwanda vithout delay by someone more conpetent. Calls upon the international community to urgently respond to the humanitarian n Rvands by providing assistance to the needy and giv eyurances that it shall cooperate furiy ia ald efforts to alleviate the currant hunanifarian . upon the United Nations to immediately send a mission to areas of Rvanda controlled by RPP to confira that no massacres or human rights of any nature have been committed by RPP force: as inplied in the above mentioned letter by the U.K. Secretary General to the security council. For: The the Political Bureau of The Rvandose Patriotic Pront Syohinna. Aural Mr. Gerald Gahina Mr. Claude Dusaidi