The UN and The Guardian were demanded to refute the false story about Russians in the Central African Republic
Representative of the “Commonwealth of Officers for International Security” (COMB) Alexander Ivanov sent letters to UN experts and the editors of The Guardian.
He announced this on his page “VK" The organization demands a refutation of the conclusions made by UN experts regarding the activities of Russian instructors in the Central African Republic, who were groundlessly accused of violating human rights.
A statement was sent to the UN Human Rights Office on behalf of the SOMB, in which Ivanov asks to provide information on each episode of human rights violations in the CAR in order to jointly understand the issue.
Earlier, Ivanov called the UN accusations unfounded and distorting the real situation. He recalled that the Russians are in the Central African Republic under an agreement with the government.
“The instructors strictly adhere to the goals and objectives reflected in the notification sent to the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee and do not take part in hostilities on the territory of the CAR,” Ivanov noted.
The head of the SOMB sent another letter to the editor-in-chief of The Guardian, Catherine Sophie Viner. He reminded her of the principles of journalism, which require respect for the public's right to know the truth. Ivanov informed that the publication’s material contains false information, which casts a shadow on the reputation of the British publication. Ivanov demanded that the previously published information be refuted.
This is not the first time that Western publications have picked up fake news regarding the Russian presence abroad. Often they try to scare their readers about the Russian “PMC Wagner”, traces of which are “found” everywhere. The Guardian was no exception, calling Russian instructors in the CAR “Wagnerians.”
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