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DR Congo strips ex-President Kabila of immunity
- The Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has removed former President Joseph Kabila's immunity, allowing for his prosecution in military courts for treason and war crimes.
- Nearly 90 senators voted to authorize Kabila's prosecution, with five opposing the decision.
- Senate speaker Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde stated that the vote allows prosecution and lifting of Kabila's immunity.
- PPRD Deputy Secretary-General Ferdinand Kambere criticized Kabila's prosecution as a diversion from pressing issues like corruption and conflict.
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DRC’s ex-president Kabila slams justice system after losing immunity
Kabila, accused of ‘treason’ and ‘war crimes’, denies government accusations of links to M23 rebel group.Joseph Kabila, former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has attacked the country’s justice system after the Senate voted to lift his immunity, paving the way for him to be prosecuted for alleged treason and war crimes. Kabila gave a livestreamed speech from an undisclosed location on Friday, a day after losing his immun…
DRC Senate votes to lift immunity of former president Kabila
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Senate voted overwhelmingly in favour of lifting former president Joseph Kabila's immunity from prosecution in a late-night vote on Thursday over his alleged links to the M23 rebel group.
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