US EditionDR Congo strips ex-President Kabila of immunity
- The Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has removed former President Joseph Kabila's immunity, allowing for his prosecution in military courts for treason and war crimes.
- Nearly 90 senators voted to authorize Kabila's prosecution, with five opposing the decision.
- Senate speaker Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde stated that the vote allows prosecution and lifting of Kabila's immunity.
- PPRD Deputy Secretary-General Ferdinand Kambere criticized Kabila's prosecution as a diversion from pressing issues like corruption and conflict.
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DRC Senate votes to lift immunity of former president Kabila
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Senate voted overwhelmingly in favour of lifting former president Joseph Kabila's immunity from prosecution in a late-night vote on Thursday over his alleged links to the M23 rebel group.
·Johannesburg, South Africa
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Congo-Kinshasa: Former DR Congo President Kabila Loses Immunity Over Alleged M23 Rebel Ties
Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has overwhelmingly voted to strip former president Joseph Kabila of his honorific immunity. It follows accusations he backed the M23 rebel group which has seized land in the mineral-rich east of the country with Rwandan support.
·South Africa
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