[Rwanda Forum] "Kagame is nothing but a bloodthirsty dictator", Thierry Mariani at the EU Parliament



#SCANDAL : Thierry Mariani: Kagame is 'a bloodthirsty dictator' behind massacres & plunder in eastern #DRC. Calls for EU to cut ties with Rwanda & free Victoire Ingabire.

In a strong intervention at the European Parliament, French deputy @ThierryMARIANI  openly condemned Rwandan President Paul Kagame, describing him as "a bloodthirsty and authoritarian dictator, sponsor of massacres, civil persecutions, and the pillage of resources in eastern DRC."

Mariani criticized what he called Brussels' past complacency toward Kigali, noting that Kagame's re-election with 99.18% of the vote went largely unchallenged. He urged the European Union to break with this history, describing continued financial and trade cooperation with Rwanda as "intolerable and contradictory to the EU's own moral principles."

He also highlighted the case of opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, calling her "a symbol of hope for democracy" and demanding her release from what he described as arbitrary imprisonment.

"The European Union," Mariani concluded, "has a duty to revive this hope, end complicity with Kigali, and finally stand with the people of the Great Lakes region."

	XTRAfrica Media Group ⁦‪@xtr_africa‬⁩ #SCANDAL : Thierry Mariani: Kagame is 'a bloodthirsty dictator' behind massacres & plunder in eastern #DRC. Calls for EU to cut ties with Rwanda & free Victoire Ingabire. In a strong intervention at the European Parliament, French deputy ⁦‪@ThierryMARIANI‬⁩ openly condemned Rwandan pic.x.com/X6yvOAqQ4B   9/11/25, 11:58 AM

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