In the face of the persistence of urban banditry in the Republic of the Congo, the authorities chose to militarize the security response by deploying the Directorate General of Presidential Security (DGSP). A strategy of bloody drifts which, under the guise of maintaining order, enshrines the summary execution and tramples on the foundations of the rule of law. By Ismaël Mayéla, legal adviser, member of the Association for the Promotion of Inter…
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In the face of the persistence of urban banditry in the Republic of the Congo, the authorities chose to militarize the security response by deploying the Directorate General of Presidential Security (DGSP). A strategy of bloody drifts which, under the guise of maintaining order, enshrines the summary execution and tramples on the foundations of the rule of law. By Ismaël Mayéla, legal adviser, member of the Association for the Promotion of Inter…