US EditionBelgian court orders trial in murder of Lumumba
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65 years after the murder of Patrice Lumumba, a figure of the independence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Belgian justice system ordered the trial of a former Belgian diplomat, Étienne Davignon. At 93 years old, he is suspected of "participation in war crimes" for his involvement in the death of the Congolese leader. This historic trial could be held "at the earliest in January" 2027, according to Patrice Lumumba's family law…
Belgian court orders trial in murder of Lumumba
A Belgian court on March 17 ordered 93-year-old former diplomat Etienne Davignon to stand trial for his role in the 1961 assassination of the first elected prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Davignon, who was a junior diplomatic intern at the time of the assassination, is the first person to be prosecuted in the case. He is the last living suspect among 10 Belgian diplomats who allegedly assisted in the unla…
On March 17, 2026, the Brussels Chamber of Indictments referred Étienne Davignon (93) to the correctional court for participation in war crimes in connection with the murder of Patrice Lumumba in 1961. 65 years ago, he allegedly had something to do indirectly, in one way or another, with the murder. Lumumba was not an innocent nationalist; he was a communist. As an admirer of Fidel Castro and a convinced Marxist, he was determined to turn Congo …
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