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Rwanda has appointed new security chiefs, created a new police force that will be headed by the former deputy chief of staff of the armed forces, and has also set up a security council to coordinate the work of state security organs. "These are new appointments that involved promotions and the creation of new organs and posts," Joseph Bideri, the Rwandan government spokesman told IRIN, on Thursday.
The new national police force will be headed by Colonel Frank Mugabagye, who was formerly deputy chief of staff. The general secretary of the newly-created state security council is chief of staff of the gendarmerie Brigadier-General Gastinze, the deputy is the director external security Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Karegyeya.
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