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Al Jazeera
Shola Lawal

Why does DRC want to end ex-President Kabila’s immunity for war crimes?

Democratic Republic of the Congo's then-President Joseph Kabila speaks during a press interview at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa, DRC, on December 9, 2018 [Benoit Nyemba/Reuters]

The army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) asked the Senate this week to revoke former President Joseph Kabila’s immunity from prosecution.

Removal of Kabila’s immunity would pave the way for him to be prosecuted on charges of “supporting a rebel insurgency” in the country’s troubled eastern region, Justice Minister Constant Mutamba said.

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