US EditionFormer President Joseph Kabila Faces Death Penalty for War Crimes
Military prosecutor General Lucien Rene Likulia demands death sentence for Joseph Kabila, citing war crimes, treason, and insurrection amid accusations of his support for M23 rebels in eastern Congo.
- On Friday, General Lucien Rene Likulia requested the death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila, who has been tried in absentia since July on war crimes, murder, and rape charges.
- Following a May vote to lift immunity, officials allege Joseph Kabila supported Rwanda-backed M23 rebels whose offensives seized major eastern cities earlier this year.
- The charge sheet describes the forcible occupation of Goma and atrocities in North and South Kivu provinces, while prosecutors also sought 20-year and 15-year prison terms alongside the death penalty for Joseph Kabila on Friday.
- Kabila's allies argue the government moved to ban the PPRD and seized Joseph Kabila's assets, with supporters calling the case politically motivated and Kabila denouncing the courts as `an instrument of oppression`.
- UN experts report Rwanda's army played a `critical` role in the M23 offensive, while the DRC lifted a death penalty moratorium last year without carrying out executions since.
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Congo prosecutor seeks death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila
On Friday, the country’s public prosecutor called for the death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila, who is being tried in absentia for treason, war crimes, and supporting the M23 rebel group.
A Congolese prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against former President Joseph Kabila. The former leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is accused of war crimes, treason, and conspiracy, among other offenses. The charges concern his support for the rebel group M23. The rebels, who also receive support from neighboring Rwanda, have captured towns and villages in eastern Congo in recent months. M23 is accused of gross human rights …
Congo’s prosecutor asks for the death penalty for former president
Congo’s public prosecutor on Friday asked for the death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila, who is being tried in absentia in a treason case that includes war crimes charges related to his nearly 20-year rule of the West African nation.
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Congo's prosecutor asks for the death penalty for former President Kabila for war crimes
Congo’s public prosecutor has asked for the death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila, who is being tried in absentia in a treason case that includes war crimes charges related to his nearly 20-year rule of the West African nation.
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