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[000:00:00;00] the news this is the w news from berlin, another blow to press freedom in hong kong. editorial staff at a pro democracy newspaper, arrested after a massive police rate that accused of colluding with foreign policy. also coming up, china celebrates 3 of us astra duck with a new, unfinished base station. it's part of a mission name that's challenging us. leadership in paul was back on 5 days after seeing that t my fits and erickson collapse on the pitch. denmark,
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back in european championship actions, and i find out that feeling about the return to the scene of that in the me i'm got elf as welcome to the program and we start with some breaking news from germany. police say to people have been shot dead in the western town of s boot camp. police special police come on. those at the scene and police from across the region have been deployed in a man. hand of what we understand is one suspect. as becomes, is a town of or on 25000 people in the west western state of north wine, west failure. and for more of this story, i'm now joined by my colleague, nina harvey, who has been looking into this story and you know, what more can you tell us?
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well, we've spoken to the police, the espn company said that this morning, they received an emergency call from the city center of the town of s become and the police officers and the emergency units that then went to the city center, found 2 people with gunshot wounds they say it was too late to save their lives. they say that the victims are man and a woman, and they were found in 2 different locations. now the police spokes person said that one victim was found inside a house and the other one outside of that same house. and now the homicide squad of the larger town of feel afraid has taken over. and they've told us that the situation is dynamic, that there is a special unit on the ground with police officers from the entire region assisting . so, but this do understand this correctly. the shooter is still at large. while it is not clear at this point in time, whether one of the victims may be was the shooter or whether indeed the suitor is on the run. and the police also said that they con,
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confirm that the shooter was running a mock as a large german newspaper reported that we'll just have to wait and see. and of course, as of this stage, no indication as to the possible background or any motive. the police at this point say that they can't say anything about about the potential relationship between the victims on the culprit. and they say that of course they're investigating with a big amount of people and on social media. and there's of course, vibrant to bass, going on with people warning each other not to take strangers into their own cause or not to open doors. you know, how's that? thank you for reporting on this developing story. and of course, we'll come back to you as soon as you know more in hong kong china crack down on descent is intensifying. $500.00 police officers rated the officers of the pro democracy newspaper. apple daily. they arrested 5 executives,
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including editor in chief ryan law authorities. accused the paper of reaching a national security law imposed by beijing, apple valley. as billionaire found democracy activists jimmy law is currently serving a 20 month prison sentence for his role in the close of the protest. and joining us now by phone from hong kong, as alex lam, he's an assistant. you said it's a for apple daily, mr. lam. what have you been hearing from your colleagues who were in the newsroom when the rates took place? hi, thank you for having me. it all came in in quite a shock. it was early in the morning around 730 and most of us weren't in office, but hundreds of police officers marched in our newsroom scene, which is quite similar to what happened last august. and, but this time around,
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most of us, those who are, who are present, were not allowed in a newsroom whether such took place. only 4 of us were allowed to witness, and the cameras were on the been. so the process. so at the time it was unclear what, what you know, such and taken from us. this is especially concerned because the warrant, they get this time and they tend to search and the journalist stick materials with which is a very concerning for us. so with executives, the respite, assets and material the computers taken? how is apple daily going to keep on reporting? well, we have to find, find, find ways to, to cope with the situation now. i mean, computers taken, but hardware problem most solvable,
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we can use no computers use back up. so we can get by the day today we, we carry on and it was reported. but in the, in the long run, of course it's very damaging to us because those rented keep the company on it. so we are yes. we have to know how the police is going to handle the case. will they be charged tonight or tomorrow? we to wait and see. so the authorities are saying that this rate is not about abroad a crack down on of press freedom. in hong kong. what do you say to that? why i think that it's hard to leave. i mean, the whole accusation is based on news reports. it is saying that certain articles have breached the national security law,
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but they haven't specified which articles or in what ways exactly today did they reached a law. so it, it does produce chilling effect, you know, throughout the industry. and they, we all 2nd guessing what, what is allowed and what isn't under the nationalistic regional and given the wording and how the red line can, can be moved from time to time. it is a very boring time for press and hold. call alex, assistant news editor, apple daily and hong kong. thank you very much for your time. thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. support as a former ivory coast president long backbone and preparing to welcome him home some 10 years offerings fence to the international criminal court and low crime charges . he was late to quizzes about bows, former rival,
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president allison invited him back in the name of reconciliation. german biomedical company cure that has suffered a setback in its attempt to develop a corporate 900 bucks in interim testing. data suggest the company's shop may only have an efficiency of 47 percent. sure. that said that the study has been hampered by the broad range of corona virus. very joe biden. and let me put, you have to drive to the summit in geneva as positive. it was their 1st meeting since by became president relations between the us and russia. our drug balsam, the to lead us read, told more talks on nuclear arms control, but differences on many issues remain including cyber security and human rights. a highly anticipated meeting against the backdrop of from the relation joe biden and vladimir putin succeeded in breaking the ice. the too late as met for 3 hours
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in geneva over several issues of contention. little progress was made on the main issues, but both ladies pledged to hear each other out. we should be able to cooperate words in our mutual interest and where we have differences. i want to president couldn't understand why i say what i say and why i do what i do and how will respond as visits to specific kinds of actions that harm america's interest. there should i believe that there was no possibility in the country meeting. of course took place in a principal manner, assessments on many points. i differ. in my opinion, both sides demonstrated a desire to understand each other and look for ways to bring that position. by the yet little good is good to you. completion your policy to cyber attacks were among the issues bought and brought up,
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put and denied kremlin involvement in hacks against the us targets. and when he's american counterpart brought up human rights and the rest of the russian opposition activists, alex in nevada, county, put and refuse to mention the name of the man in question that allows little trade . this person knew that he was violating russian law. he should have recognized this as a twice convicted felon. was there as well as doing that? was made in small steps were made on nuclear arms control. and both sides agreed to return the ambassadors off that they were withdrawn earlier this year in a series of tit for tat sanctions and diplomatic expulsions. lawmakers in europe were relieved to see a shift in tone with an emphasis on mutual cooperation. for those who believe in the diplomatic solution of international conflicts and what we saw yesterday from geneva, it's encouraging. and from the german and european best perspective, i think it's
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a part to hear that was really book russia and us well caught on the and controller . the 2 countries plan to hold further talks in the future. the progress on the main issues seems a long layoff. shyness space ship carrying a 3 person crew has docked successfully with the company's new space station. 3 us astronauts blasted off about 6 hours earlier to take part in a 3 month mission. the they will set up experiments and prepare for a series of space walks. this latest mission is considered a step forward in establishing beijing as a major player in orbital space. another success for china space program. the sion jo 12 rocket blasts off the dock with the country's new space station or for the next 3 months to the cruelest 3 will live in a module slightly larger than
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a city bus. carrying out experiments going on space walks and preparing the station for completion. next year. china space agency will be monitoring the astronauts to see how they handle the time away from earth. off the sunday we are the see the town to 3 months. mission is a long term human crude space flight plan, which requires astronauts to stay in a relatively narrow and confined environment. i see that it takes time to adapt to the weightlessness. she's all not. they will also have to cope with an environment filled with noise and vibration. it will be uncomfortable and these effects will have a cumulative impact over time. china space program is mostly home grown. the united states congress forbade nasa from cooperating with china a 10 years ago. it cited concerns over the chinese space program secretive nature and its connections to the military. the international space station launched in
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1998 has hosted astronauts from over a dozen different nations. but for china, it's off limits coming between regimes. response company will build one ourselves. while the i s s, reaches the end of its life family, often trying to plan to complete its station by next year. and when it does, it will be in a position to decide who can come aboard. so you, that's a good job on the mayo caught you at this stage and construction were not yet considering for an astronaut dissipation. ok, and that would be for an astronauts are certainly going to enter the chinese space station one day. you also know there are a number of countries that have expressed a desire to do that, and we will be open to it in the future. they go to the pipe while they're still work to be done on the space station. china is already looking ahead to his next project, a proposed lunar base that it's planning together with russia. as brianne told her, i'd say he's a retired i so also now overseas international cooperation for the european space
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agency joins us from planet earth. thomas try and the space program moving ahead very swiftly is china headed for space domination? well, definitely they have mastered all the disciplines that are necessary to fly to space . starting from a large launch program which is prerequisite to get to whatever object satellites into space. they f telecommunication satellites, satellite navigation of the basin in the field of science, they are very well on the way. and now with human exploration, i think this is the next important step. so yes, they are on a good way. i wouldn't say dominance, but they definitely a space faring nation about asking about the dominance because the u. s. is caution against china space program essentially calling it an extension of the countries
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surging military. i'm fish and how concerned are you about the military value of these missions? there is no doubt that space is playing a major role also in the field of military security. i've already mentioned some of the domains like telecommunication, observation, and navigation. of course, everyone is using those and services for civilian applications, but also for military application. so i find it a little bit strange to more or less thinking it is possible for the night as such as space power the use of this field. however, of course it's of some concern of these areas are used in the field of conflict then who knows what will happen. so the chinese space program has also come on, the 5 are not adhering to the social space norms, for instance,
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not cleaning up the debris of the stuff they send into space. is that fair? well, actually that is a criticism that we could say for many space faring nations. and definitely it's true that something needs to be done. you might be aware that europe has started a program to at least picking up a major object and bringing them back into atmosphere so that they are destructive, free end for you. it is just the beginning and yes, definitely all space very nicely. need to agree on common rules that compulsory for everybody and speak to them. otherwise, we might face a situation that this earth space low of all but will become unusable for all those fantastic services that we are using on our
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common lives on day to day basis. on don't you all had astronaut thomas from the open space agency. thank you very much for joining us here in germany. a key chapter of recent history is now coming to a close. the secret files of the stars in the intelligent service and communist in germany are being transferred to the national archives and the agency that preserves them as being dissolved. the star was tories forth the valence of ordinary east. germans after communism collapsed in 1989 civil rights activists prevented destruction of minis. files that gave many victims and perpetrators. the chance to confront the you want to ring the bell didn't do much longer. i read the door of their old building any friend and they lived here when they
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were young and life that will anything but private window. then although i'm just play stones, the informa spied on them from across the courtyard bag. when this tree was much smaller. how did you see stumpy, people standing magical? no. i just found out when i read about it, we would never have thought about it. the thought of them standing there now and the rest of the files contained hundreds of pages into set of letters. and informers reports including viva, and offers apartment layout. ambrose is ation recorded april 30th 1900. she is 7 out of going on and on in the kitchen and the window was half open, took off roughly 15 minutes later, the light went out and they left the apartment alone. she headed on foot in the direction of the sum of
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a st. subway. game and had my son looked into my life and i had no idea what they described. be a person from that perspective which wasn't a very friendly one. i know the mission was on the one place, last saw it sad, but i live with this one just in my experience and you get through life just as well or even better. and when you adjust to a situation with nike given it leads to a culture. but why with a 2 women, spite on. and then they came from the province as to east berlin and found good jobs here working for the east german state newspaper, northeast georgia, and new germany. but they made a faint for move. you're trying to leave the country from 976 onwards, circle or fall and illness even applied again and again to leave. always giving the same reason is lifeline day club. i do not believe trustworthiness of discovery. i
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have seen 1st hand how little human rights are respected in east germany. in these days, they tell people born after the war came down, have risked life and limb to leave east germany. old. i didn't want someone else to decide where i lived here, leave me. i had a certain point and i had enough. and then i thought, well, no, i want out. i want freedom on me loss. which meant if i had and to that desire, they almost ended up in prison that stick a bit deeper and to this very dark and very important chapter of german history with dark. my overstate, she's a head of communication research at the start, the records agency here in berlin, darma. tell us about a bit more about these files that are so neat is stacked behind you. why? why is so important? there
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a huge amount of files total of 111 kilometers in writing much more in video footage, photographs they document 40 years of secret pudding, 60, in the eastern communist dictatorship and they help individuals, each person that requests it's access to clarify that states across the state the eastern states had often interfered and people critical to the region and changed the course of their lives. so, in looking in what was previously secrets you, we gain control over a piece of stolen life. and that's why, for many of the victims of the company couldn't ship, it was an important and the important steps to access the file in the last 13 years . so now the agency that organized the access to this files for, for, for those affected by this darcy, this agencies dissolves and these documents are being moved to the national archive . isn't this some kind of drawing a line under this chapter of history?
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it certainly measures the passing of time. it's been so 2 years east. germany disappeared from the math and it's very important to preserve is really important legacy of the piece of illusion. the fight for the records, the opening of the records, huge archive need to preserve for the future indefinitely. and the structure that was found before was the federal commission, much as a person guaranteeing the credibility and independence of the records. the new generation need to interact and understand the history of the period and so within the federal law, which is commonly known as the members. and these records have an indifferent future and to accept them as part of a member of the nation by integrating them in the federal archive. make sure that coming generation will have access and can into actually, can interact with these records at this period. government, you mentioned coming generations and young people born after the fall of the whoa
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is interest in the these files still good or is it diminishing? there's a certain part that's obviously diminishing because people who actually list in east germany will eventually die out. we still have lots of people that have experienced this, especially in the late or eighty's and seventy's. but many of the witnesses of today, for instance, it's a very special day cuz it's the $68.00 diverse peoples uprising of these germany in $963.00. many of those witnesses are, have already died. and we, we, we cannot give records to those whose experiences the coming generations are still looking at what happens to their fathers and grandfather and mothers. busy and mothers and want to understand the we're treating the phoenix and the reason applying for files and soon to look at the history a little bit in the early ninety's was sure that the institutional, the agency was necessary for maybe 10 years. and then by then enough, people would have their files,
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but it kept on the demand kept on building even though slightly decreasing. and still today we receive or request as a month to petition and look into the records on a personal basis to clarify a safe increase in the next generation wanting to understand how their parents and grandparents lived under communist dark. my irish that overstepped that from the start the records agency. thank you very much for this. inside some sports news for you now. the are a p and football championships. denmark is getting ready for its match up with belgium. the game will be paused in the 10th minutes for fans to applaud christian ericsson danish midfielder suffolk cardiac arrest during his team's match against finland. on saturday, the 29 year old is covering in hospital. his doctors have announced he will get a hot start, a device because of his collapse on the pitch. near death experience left teammates badly shaken,
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stronger together. denmark squad are preparing to face their toughest group stage opponents, belgium, while also dealing with what happened to christian ericsson. we have been talking about that it will be quite emotional to go back to parking and we know that we will have one believable support by our fence by the whole country. and that these emotions, we have to prepare that psychologists and crisis counselors have been helping players work through what they witnessed teams that the euros usually train at the match arena. the day before a game that the danes chose to stay at their training base instead. and how we're going to react about getting back. we don't know. we know as little as you do, how it's going to affect us emotionally, how it's going to affect us being there. and it doesn't matter if it's today or tomorrow. coach hillman says,
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erickson's hospital is right next to the stadium and that he thinks is star midfielder will hold on his shirt to watch the belgium game right from his room and spanish football, legendary captain. sergio ramos has bid farewell to rail madrid of 60 years at the club in emotional rums, leaving around it was one of the most difficult decisions of his life ramos and well. $122.00 titles together including 4 in the champions league, the 35 year old sent back a fail to agree a new contract with the club. he has been plagued by injuries lately and didn't make spend 02020 squad come on. but watching t w a news is a reminder of our top story, this please say to people have been shot dead. and the germantown of esther, common police from across the region have been deployed. the man hops on the way for what we understand is one at 1st freedom in hong kong has been down the stairs
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go off the historian stuff, the pro democracy newspaper reference in a massive police, right. the authorities accused of colluding with foreign policy and violating the news security. that's it for me of it is team up next conflict zone w. talk to nigeria about to death to germany, about the security situation in nigeria. and this battle is fight kelly will have that for you, right after the the the, the,
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the the, the, the, the, the, the enter the complex own with sarah kelly and i citizens cope with unemployment and inflation. president hardy is getting attention for blocking twitter around for an apparent violent crackdown on protesters who call for police violence. my guess this week from berlin is my jury, and ambassador usa. how does he explain the track record of this government? conflict with non on
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d. w. ah, the news interest, the global economy, our portfolio d w business beyond. here's a closer look at the project. our mission. to analyze the fight for market dominance versus west get ahead with the w business beyond the in many countries education is still a privilege. hardy is one of the main causes, some young children working minecraft. instead of going to class, can attend classes only after they finish working. the millions of children all
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over the world can't go to school. the we ask why? because of education makes the world more just the make up your own mind. who's made for mines the this is of course most unfortunate. tragic is that the government's plan to punish the victims you want to highlight the negative stuff. when there is no evidence the government ban twitter, can you explain that most major as it approves a democratic system government, my dear has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. lately, kidnappings and violence are on the rise of large areas of the country, and they talk of a spiraling security crisis and as citizens cope with unemployment and inflation.
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presidents will hardy is getting attention for blocking twitter and for an apparent violent crack on protesters who call for an end to police violence. my guess this week from berlin is nigerian ambassador used to guard. how does he explain the track record of this government as he tries to attract is badly needed investment to africa, the largest economy, the news and that's it, or to go welcome to conflict zone. thank you for having me. nigeria is said to be facing a spiraling security crisis, terrorism, kidnappings, inter communal violence dramatically on the rise and recent month has president to hurry, lost control. certainly not is not less than troll. he has done a lot in terms of security when he came into office in 2016 book,
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her on the north east was holding about 18 local government areas today. it doesn't hold a single local government area. however, it does not mean that the violence being and least why a vocal around, for instance, has ended. so it hasn't to continue to move and strike and, and run away. it's a very difficult terrain. so it's not surprising that it is stretched out, as indeed such conflicts stretch out in other countries. but this investor, when, when you look at the sheer numbers though, the situation does not appear to be improving. in fact, in the 1st 3 months of this past year, it's been reported more than $2800.00 violent killings around the country in the media. and there's also of course, the repeated kidnappings of school children. i mean, this is what really has been making international headlines in may, for example, more than 130 school kid, some as young as 7 years old,
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were kidnapped in broad daylight in niger state. what do you tell those parents? this is of course, most unfortunate. it's tragic. it's not what we're hoping for. government is doing its best to bring this to an end. it's not been easy because of the decades of male lives in nigeria, that this administration is looking to correct. and the negative media reports sometimes also a few, these acts of violence, the kidnapping, the terrorism. so it's a media fault. it's the media's fault that there's an estimated $700.00 students kidnapped for ransom since december in your country. that's not what i'm saying. certainly not. it's not the media's fault, but it has for the few of some of the violence as we've seen of recent that you have to bear in mind that nigeria is the most populous country in africa. it's
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a nation of 200000000 people. so certainly there would be i've so violence, there would be all sorts of issues, particularly since we have endured years of, of under development, which this administration is looking to reverse. you mentioned that the government is taking action. i want to look at some of that action because the senate is considering making it illegal to pay ransom to kidnappers. is that the government's plan to punish the victims the parents in the face of the government's own inability to provide security for their children. what is he to niger a practice is a democratic system of government. you have the principalship origin of power. you have an executive legislative, an independent judiciary, a bi camera legislature. so it's not every single action that is either
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that should be attributed to either the president or the executive view. it has several moving parts. it has several closures in the democratic wheel. but mister ambassador, do you think that this is a useful law? does the president think that this is a useful law? do you think that parents who fear for the life of the child could really be prevented from paying ransom by law, from governments that is not capable of protecting the children? and the 1st place is this useful, we practice a deliberative democracy where is discourse and within that framework of discourse, we eventually come up with a position. this is how democracy works. and this is what is happening in nigeria, which is the most populous country in africa. it's a country of 200000000 people. so you cannot just take decisions by see at. so you're not, you're not taking position on that. that's what i'm hearing from you. let's look at
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the overall since i'm allowing the process to, i'm allowing the process to to take its course. okay. let's look at the overall situation. a lot of these kidnappings and violence, they're happening in the north. of course, the military there. let's look at their strategy there. regrouping troops into super pam's or, or garrison towns where they wait to repel the attacks rather than go on the offensive against the militants militants. for example, like, like vocal hall rom, in their hide out. can you explain that what these bob, some of the techniques and the strategies employed in a symmetric warfare which takes place in different parts of the world. niger is not unique when it comes to that you have to bear in mind that your often taking warning invisible enemy that's continuously on the move. i'm sure where in germany here, i'm sure the bottom line hoff was taken on you know,
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using similar strategies or the iris or you know, several other insurgent groups and inter is groups that governments have had to take on in the past. so why should nigeria be unique here? but the point, mr. ambassador, is that we are looking at the situation specifically in nigeria. and in my area, do you admit that it has left a significant portion of the population quite exposed to this particular strategy? i mean, you have the u. n, for example, saying that it's making it difficult to get internally displaced. people aid. you have leading security organizations saying that these vocal harass um factions that these affiliated, you know, and similar groups are taking advantage of the space can created by the super cap military strategy. and they're moving around more freely. they're building support, they're building their networks. you have to bear in mind that this is a conflict that is taking place in a very difficult terrain. as i said earlier,
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within a very complex cross border area where 4 african countries meet, where there are hundreds of islands due to the receding leg. chad, so you know, it's not that straightforward. you can also, if you want to focus on the reset the, the, the return of, of individuals that have been living in internally displaced camps to, to towns and villages. that is all equally happening. so it's, you know, while, while some might be moving to internally displaced camps, others are moving back home. so it's a very complex thing and it's very dynamic and it's for ever changing the state of your military capacity is also in question. the senate has confirmed that massive recruitment procurement of equipment is needed for the security forces. resources are said to be stretched thin. so why has the government failed to even secure the best equipment for the military?
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i mean that the pledges from blue hurry to crush these armed groups. aren't they just empty words? if you don't have the resources, we haven't been able to, as much as we want, because many of the manufacturing countries would not sell it to us. you know, we've had to contend with certain acts such as the lazy act and, and several others in countries and the negative propaganda sometimes that is unfairly used to label the niger in military as committing abuses and what have you and that is highlighted instead of the positive acts that should be associated with them. so again, it's the fault of others so. so just tell me then, because i'd like to move on to another. you know what i'm saying? and that's what i'm saying. well, let me, mr. bastard, are you saying it's very p on security? perhaps you can clarify for us, you know,
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what the priority is in the country. the priority is to address most of these issues holistically and to tackle the root cause instead of the symptoms. this is what the nigerian government is trying to do. so some of the root causes of violence of insecurity happen to be poverty, a lack of effective governors at the local government level. and this is what the nigerian government is trying to tackle. we have a social investment program, you could talk about it, it's a, it's a noble cause you could focus on something like that. certainly have to make the choice whether to buy, to spend more on on weapons or whether to spend on solving the issue of problem. and we're going to learn about the weapons. many, often, most often, we're not sold the weapons that we need. and mr. invest that we're going to talk about the economy, i assure you, in our conversation. so we will be returning to that. but i just like to ask you
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1st about the state of human rights in the country because, you know, it's not just the tax in the north kidnap. and you have, you know, many hotspots all over the country. and in response to some attacks blamed on separatists, for example, in the south east, the military has launched operation restore peace to heart set on twitter. we have given the police and the military, the power to be ruthless, the power to be ruthless. what does that mean? just be what every country. every government believes that we're living in a world that is primarily defined by nation states, sovereign nation states. and the sovereign nation states meant to have the monopoly of violence. so that non state actors will not unravel such countries and unleash may him and death and murder and much such and such territories. this is what every country does. but i think the concern among,
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among many is that there are these previously documented evidences of mass, extrajudicial killings, by securities in this region in particular. so the question is, when do harvey says roofless? is that what he means? extrajudicial killings, it's happened before. that's certainly not what he means because he has used the same phrase with regards to the violence way by bandits and by, by territory, by terrorist activities in north eastern nigeria. in northwestern nigeria, it applies to the whole country. wherever you have non state actors, you see there's no states, if a country, if, if groups or individuals or power was that do not subject themselves to the jurisdiction of a nation state,
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allowed to dictate the cause of political life in nobody that that country seizes for exist, but that's what we're talking about. or we're talking about the approach of the military in terms of handling the secessionist movement and these, these particular groups that you are targeting. i mean, see, says you have a reckless and, and a trigger. happy approach to crowd control and, and it's not only when it comes to this particular area. in fact, i'd like to ask you about another incident. there were reports of at least 12 civilians killed when forces shot at police at people. protesters excuse me. at leki toll plaza in lay goes back in october. is this the strategy that your forces use to help calm protests, peaceful protests in the country shooting at peaceful civilians with live ammunition. ok, so unfortunately this report that i know you've done your homework. what unfortunately,
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this report happens to be the very same report that was exposed to be and to by none other than the state department of the united states. they had their own investigation and said the report was too well sir, i have not seen that before, but, but i have heard from you, sir. i have not seen that report, but i have heard from, from the un high commissioner for human rights, michelle bachelor, and she has a position of authority. as you know, she says quote, there is little doubt that this was a case of excessive use of force, resulting in unlawful killings with live ammunition by nigerian armed forces. this did department report is easy to access. you can google it online. it's that it's, it, contents that, that report that you're referring to is inaccurate and to date, there has not been any substantial proof just to show it to show otherwise. well, you know, your prove that and then let me,
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let me follow terry. it's easy to cherry pick and decide you want to highlight the negative stuff, even when there is no evidence and you don't, you cannot use, you know, reports that i turned out. bye. bye bye bye, bye bye. the. and i know this is the united nation. make know this is our thing in your country. they said in the incident. witnesses sometimes said that cctv cameras and lights were switched off shortly before soldiers opened fire on peaceful protesters. the un says this indicates a disturbing level of premeditation. your government has apparently set a panels of inquiry to look into. there's to look into other incidence by you know, a group of your security forces which rights group say routinely practice torture. i just like to ask you, you know, how, how can the public trust that they will,
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