2.1 2014 年 3 月 9 日，申诉人在团结民主运动的布琼布拉总部附近被捕。1 前一天，全副武装的警察冲进该党所在地，以驱散在大楼内集会的活动人士。两名警察未经授权潜入该场所，被活动人士解除了武装，并被他们制服。警察包围了该场所，随后使用催泪瓦斯和实弹强行进入大楼。在这次袭击中，申诉人被警察射出的子弹击中右臂，受了重伤。该党其他人员也在行动中受伤。警察不准想要救助受害者的布隆迪红十字会人员进入。
2.1 On 9 March 2014, thecomplainant was arrested near the headquarters of the Mouvement pour la solidarité et la démocratie (Movement for Solidarity and Democracy) in Bujumbura.1 The day before, heavily armed police officers had burst into the headquarters to disperse party activists who were meeting inside the building. Two police officers who had managed to slip into the offices without a warrant had been overpowered and disarmed by party activists. The police had surrounded the area before forcibly entering the building using tear gas and live ammunition. During the assault, the complainant was seriously wounded after being shot by police in the right arm. Other party members were also injured in the operation. The police denied access to Burundi Red Cross personnel who wanted to assist the victims.