Verdict in War Crimes Trial of Ex-DRC President Joseph Kabila Delayed

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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the hearing in the trial of Joseph Kabila was postponed until 19 September 2025. The former President, prosecuted by the High Military Court, faces the death penalty. He is accused of complicity with the M23 group supported by Rwanda. The former President is absent from this trial which began on 25 July. The Court was to rule on Friday 12 September. But a last-minute request from the civil party was accep…

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The verdict of Joseph Kabila's trial is expected this Friday, September 12th. It will take place without him, Kabila having been tried in absentia. He faces the death penalty. Joseph Kabila has no longer run the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for 7 years. An eternity for the one who renounced, in extremis, to run for the third time in the 2018 presidential election, due to international pressure, among other things, from the Trump admini…