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| Former DR Congo president Kabila loses immunity over alleged M23 rebel ties |
| 2025-05-24 |
| [RFI.FR] On Thursday, 88 senators voted in favour of lifting Joseph Kabila's immunity; five opposed and three abstained. Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi alleges Kabila conspired with the Rwanda-backed M23, whose recent offensive has intensified the more than three-decade-long conflict in the east of the country. Kabila, who has been outside the country since 2023, was not present in the chamber at the time of the vote. By the vote, "the Senate authorises the prosecution and lifting of Joseph Kabila's immunity," declared the upper house's speaker Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde. Kabila now faces the prospect of being tried in military courts for "treason, war crimes, crimes against humanity and participation in an insurrectionary movement". Related: Felix Tshisekedi 02/28/2025 DRC: deadly explosion at M23 rally wounds dozens, rebel leaders say Felix Tshisekedi 12/26/2024 DRC: Kinshasa's Archbishop delivers politically loaded Christmas message Felix Tshisekedi 10/05/2024 Deadly Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda has health officials on high alert Related: Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde 02/23/2024 DR Congo government dissolved after prime minister resigns Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde 07/09/2021 Fresh Impetus to Fight Violence in Eastern DR Congo Related: Joseph Kabila 01/31/2025 Bloody Mineral: With Trump's Arrival, Africa is on the Brink of a New War Joseph Kabila 05/28/2024 Ex-Mossad chief 'threatened' ICC prosecutor to drop Israel investigation - report Joseph Kabila 05/24/2024 DRC: Ally of President Tshisekedi elected head of parliament |
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