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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Banchereau

Congo seeks to lift former President Kabila’s immunity over war crimes allegations

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Authorities in Congo have asked the country's Senate to lift the immunity of former President Joseph Kabila so that he can face trial on charges of supporting a rebel insurgency in the country's east, the justice minister said.

Justice Minister Constant Mutamba told reporters in the capital Kinshasa on Wednesday evening that Congo has amassed clear evidence implicating the former president in “war crimes, crimes against humanity and massacres of peaceful civilians and military personnel" in the country's east.

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