Wagner mercenaries are committing widespread atrocities including murder, rape and torture against civilians in the war-torn state, says a new report.
Over the past five years, Wagner, owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin has insidiously gained almost complete control of CAR’s entire security apparatus and is using it to eliminate opponents of President Faustin-Archange Touadéra or anyone who tries to stop Wagner itself seizing gold mines and other loot, according to a major report by The Sentry published today (Tuesday, 27 June).
When Touadera invited them in it was very much a guesture of alliance with Russia and they were basically there to protect/violently enforce the mining interests of Lobaye Invest etc.
They have been a human rights nightmare.
Interestingly, Lavrov is now reassuring CAR that the attempted coup does not mean any change of business for Wagner in CAR.
