In the Democratic Republic of Congo, double arrows by Alain Atundu, the last intelligence chief under Mobutu Sese Seko. The first is launched against the Congolese state, which is prosecuting Kalev Mutondo, the former director general of the dreaded National Intelligence Agency (ANR). He is accused by former detainees of torture, arbitrary detention, inhuman treatment and attempted murder. The second arrow is aimed at Mutondo himself. The former strongman under Joseph Kabila has not been found since the issuance of a wanted statement from the Kinshasa-Gombe prosecution.
as reported from Kinshasa, Pascal Mulegwa
“I reflect from my personal experience.” Alain Atundu Liongo has remained loyal to former President Joseph Kabila, as has Kalev Mutondo, now wanted to refuse to answer two subpoenas from the General Prosecutor’s Office to the Kinshasa-Gombe Court of Appeal. An attitude that does not at all endorse the former head of the National Service of Intelligence and Protection (SNIP).
“A politician should not fear imprisonment,” said Alain Atundu Liongo. We can not challenge the state. You must be a Republican, because when you are arrested, you can be better protected than when you are on the run. ”
“It is illusory to think” that they are “ordinary citizens”
It does not support either the case against Kalev Mutondo: “What we blame Kalev must be proved. It is not enough that anyone who exploits his notoriety in the present power can pour himself out for revenge. It requires fair treatment. Mr. Kalev has done more than ten years. “We certainly owe him peace. The exercise of the function of deputy leader is a daily manipulation of state secrets. We must protect people who navigate between legality and illegality of public interest.”
To believe in this figure of the Kabila camp, “it is illusory to believe” that the personalities who have governed central government services are “ordinary citizens.” He urges the powerful not to rule “under pressure from the streets and media tyranny”.
The lawyers for the person whom the prosecution considers to be a refugee have already seized the judicial authorities in the country to request the cancellation of the search warrant. And his family says they fear for Kalev Mutondo’s life.
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