Mali rejects UN report on alleged execution of 500 villagers by troops

Mali rejects UN report on alleged execution of 500 villagers by troops

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's interim military government has rejected a United Nations human rights office report on the alleged execution of at least 500 people by Malian soldiers and unidentified foreign fighters during an operation last year. Read full story

Mali rejects UN report on alleged execution of 500 villagers by troops

Mali's interim military government has rejected a United Nations human rights office report on the alleged execution of at least 500 people by Malian soldiers and unidentified foreign fighters during an operation last year.

Mali rejects UN report on alleged execution of 500 villagers by troops

BAMAKO -- Mali's interim military government has rejected a United Nations human rights office report on the alleged execution of at least 500 people by Malian soldiers and unidentified foreign fighters during an operation last year.

"Nenhum civil de Moura perdeu a vida durante a operação militar", declarou o porta-voz do governo, coronel Abdoulaye Maiga, numa declaração lida na televisão estatal. Na sexta-feira, as Nações Unidas acusaram o exército maliano e combatentes estrangeiros de terem executado pelo menos 500 pessoas durante uma operação anti-terrorista em Moura, no centro do Mali, com base num relatório do Alto-Comissariado para os Direitos Humanos. O massacre teri…