TPDF denies involvement in DRC killing
Tanzania
People’s Defence Force (TPDF) has refuted reports that its st
The TPDF’s statement came a day after some media outlets reported
that Tanzanian soldiers have been involved in assaulting a civilian.
According to media reports, TPDF soldiers in DRC shot a civilian
dead, something that resulted into a fight between the residents of the
area who used traditional weapons and Tanzanians soldiers.
Briefing journalists yesterday in Dar es Salaam, TPDF acting
spokesperson, Major Joseph Masanja said the reports are inaccurate
because on the day in question, the members of the peacekeeping mission
in DRC was on its way to Beni in the Eastern part of Congo where the
most part of is dominated by rebels of Allied Democratic Force.
“TPDF would like to remind the public that all operations conducted
in the DRC observed the United Nations (UN) rules and regulations and
not TPDF’s commands as it has been reported. It should be well known
that any activity concerning the peacekeeping operation in the DRC is
under the UN and not TPDF,” he said.
He said while executing its day to day operations, the peace
keeping force came across a barrier and as they were trying to get rid
of it, a group of unknown people arrived at the scene but fortunately
the DRC military force showed up just in the nick of time before any
harm was done and escorted the Tanzanian soldiers to a safe
destination.
“The TPDF would like to remind everyone that the presence of TPDF
soldiers in DRC is part of UN’s peace keeping mission in the DRC,
therefore TPDF soldiers are a part of the ‘Force Intervention’ brigade,”
he emphasised.
The ‘Force Intervention’ brigade was formed under the United
National Security Council resolution Number 2098 of March 28 2013,
Section (9); among the soldiers within the task force are from Tanzania,
South Africa and Malawi.
SOURCE:
THE GUARDIAN
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