In May 2006, rioting broke out in the capital over increased government corruption. King Kwate II dismissed Prime Minister Elias Mowindu and appointed Milton Swambe in his place. On May 30, the Swambe government arrested Abodu's police chief for corruption, causing many of the city's police force to strike or openly rebel against the government. On June 1, the government declared martial law in the capital as fighting broke out between pro-government and anti-government forces. The King fled the capital shortly afterwards. On June 10, a government minister was assassinated by a gang of marauding insurgents. Prime Minister Swambe has called for a United Nations incursion into Linari to stop the violence. A United Nations resolution to accomplish this was defeated by a French veto in July. I