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By Matthew Russell Lee, CJR PFT NYP

UNITED NATIONS GATE, July 28 – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who has actively covered up the killings by the Paul Biya regime in Cameroon which has its public buildings built by China whose CEFC bribed in the UN and tried to buy Guterres' Gulbenian, has just issued this: "28 July 2019 Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the Landslides in China The Secretary-General is saddened by the loss of life and destruction of property caused by the landslides in Guizou province in China. He extends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured.  With the heavy rains that contributed to the landslides still falling, the Secretary-General commends the search and rescue operations being conducted by the Government of China. If needed, the United Nations stands ready to assist in these efforts.   Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General."

  That is to say, while actively covering up the killing of civilians in Cameroon and elsewhere, Guterres sings for his supper with comments about weather events he has no impact on in China. He has been bought, lock stock and barrel, and he sold out the UN. #DumpGuterres.

  After Paul Biya who has ruled Cameroon for 37 years on January 28 had his opponent Maurice Kamto arrested, Inner City Press again asked UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and his spokesmen for their comment and action, if any. This came after Guterres had Inner City Press roughed up on 3 July 2018 after it interviewed Biya's Ambassador about the two men's Budget Committee deals and banned from the UN since - Guterres even tried to get Inner City Press banned from the Park East Synagogue, here, which was denied / dodged by his French spokesman Stephane Dujarric, who put up then took down a podcast in which he brags about his "mutually assured destruction" relationship with journalists, here.

   Now it's reported that Cameroon is not only taking China's money to build a new National Assembly building -- all of the work will be done by, and the jobs go to, a Chinese firm. This is a total sell out, to the same "Belt and Road" bribers Antonio Guterres has tried to conceal his financial links with, including by roughing up and censoring the Press. Here's the state media announcement: "The construction of Cameroon’s new National Assembly headquarters is scheduled to begin by the end of the month of July, official reports have confirmed. The information was disclosed by the President of the follow up committee in charge of the construction of the project, Hon. Theodore Datouo during a press conference held today in Yaounde today.  The project reportedly financed by the Chinese government at an amount of 54.5 Billion CFA frs will commence by the end of this month.   According to Hon. Theodore Datouo, the constructions will be hosted on three different sites which are Wada, Municipal Lake and at the National Gendarmerie. The later and all its occupants will relocate to Olembe.  Reports hold that the building is expected to stand on a surface area of over 90,000 square metres with facilities like a 400 sitter parliamentary chamber, several entry points as well as gardens.  Announced several months ago, the construction becomes imminent with the reported arrival to Cameroon of the Chinese enterprise selected for the job that will be delivered in 48 months." A Chinese enterprise will do all the work, and take all the money. How's that for empowerment? This is the new world order, assisted and covered up for by corrupt Antonio Guterres.

  After Guterres on June 28 tried to erase his failure and failure of credibility on Cameroon by embracing an attempt to mediate by Switzerland, in Geneva Swiss police used tear gas against protesters of Biya's corruption, right in front of the UN. Given Guterres' track records, perhaps it was this that he was welcoming.

Then even the Swiss police arrested for roughing up a journalist six of Biya's guards - in the way the NYPD has yet to act on Guterres' abusive guards Ronald E. Robbins, who roughed up Inner City Press after it questioned Cameroon's ambassador here, and others who didn't give their names, here. 

Inner City Press live tweeted the shameful May UNSC session and uploaded Guterres' envoy Francois Fall's failing statement here.

  More here.

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