Many of the extrajudicial executions carried out by government armed forces were in reprisal for military activities by armed opposition groups. Reprisals by the armed forces have been brutal and indiscriminate. Virtually none of the killings have been independently investigated. Scores of arrests, many of which appear to have been arbitrary, have taken place since late 1999. These reports are continuing into 2000.
Extrajudicial executions continue to be reported.
A spokesperson for the armed forces claimed that he was shot when he fled after being stopped by members of the armed forces. However, numerous reports state that the injuries on the body show clearly that he was shot from above at close range. An investigation has been opened. Since September 1999 over 320,000 mainly Hutu civilians have been displaced in Rural Bujumbura province. Over 280,000 people were forcibly moved by government forces to regroupment camps.