Prince Charles condemns Britain's plan to deport refugees to Rwanda – media

Citing unnamed sources, the Times reported that the heir to the British throne was privately opposed to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's policy of sending people to the East African country.

Prince Charles criticized the government's plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda, calling it “horrible”, according to the AP NEWS, citing the Times.

less than 30 people . Britain plans to send some migrants who arrived in Britain as ticketless or in small boats to Rwanda, where their asylum applications will be considered. If successful, they will remain in this African country. Human rights groups called the idea unfeasible and inhumane.

The prince's office did not confirm or deny the report. “We will not comment on alleged anonymous private conversations with the Prince of Wales, except that he remains politically neutral,” Clarence House said in a statement. “Politics is a government decision.”

The new policy threatens to overshadow the upcoming visit of Prince Charles and his wife Camilla to Rwanda later this month to attend a meeting of Commonwealth leaders.

Read also : From love to hate. As Boris Johnson almost lost power, it should be noted that in Rwanda at the turn of the millennium, the terrible war ended, taking up to a million lives. Rwanda, whose president has been Paul Kagame since 2000, is now known as “African Singapore”. The country's economy is growing rapidly, cities have become unrecognizable and began to resemble European ones. However, the country is very overpopulated and has not overcome poverty.

Based on materials: ZN.ua

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