Congo presidential candidate gets seven years in jail for insulting president

Congo presidential candidate gets seven years in jail for insulting president

KINSHASA (Reuters) - A high court in Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced presidential candidate Jean-Marc Kabund to seven years in prison on 12 charges including spreading false rumours and insulting the head of state, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Read full story

Congo presidential candidate gets seven years in jail for insulting president

By Sonia Rolley KINSHASA (Reuters) – A high court in Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced presidential candidate Jean-Marc Kabund to seven years in prison on 12 charges including spreading false rumours and insulting the head of state, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Kabund was a former vice president of parliament and a close associate of President Felix Tshisekedi who launched his own political party last year after the two fell out. He ha…