By Maya Lester KC & Michael O’Kane

EU sanctions 4 Burundian nationals for undermining democracy

The EU Council has sanctioned 4 Burundian nationals whose activities are said to be undermining democracy in the country, particularly through violence and serious human rights violations. Earlier this week, EU diplomats suggested that the targets are four officials close to Burundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza, in response to his disputed re-election to a third term in office, breaking a decade-old...

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Michael is Senior Partner at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP. He has acted in many of the most high profile and sensitive business crime cases of the last 25 years, at Peters &...

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