What is the risk of John Numbi, the general who fled abroad after refusing to respond to an invitation from military justice, who is trying to hear him about the Chebeya affair? Some Congolese officials are considering the possibility of extraditing the person concerned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This is possible by activating SADC’s internal mechanism, which brings together the countries of southern Africa, including the DRC and Zimbabwe, or by requesting the International Convention against Torture. The explanations to me Peter Ngomo.
I Peter Ngomo, DRC lawyer near military courts, spoke on the John Numbi case at the microphone Kamanda wa Kamanda Muzembe for RFI. The general is on the run abroad and is the subject of one arrest warrant. His sudden resignation, as well as his military status, make him a target for Congolese justice.
Many complaints, including desertion, violation of instructions, torture …
“As a soldier, he should be prosecuted for desertion abroad, and I also believe for violating instructions. Every soldier knows that he can not move from point A to point B without a permit, without a route map. There he went too far by crossing national borders. He is today in a foreign country without an agreement between his hierarchy, Me Ngomo analyzes.
The Chebeya-Bazana affair, which the general refused to answer before fleeing, could injure him, according to the lawyer: “It has been established that Chebeya was tortured. The International Convention against Torture calls on all Member States to be able to prosecute anyone who is guilty of these heinous acts. That is why I encourage the Auditor General to submit all necessary documents and request extradition to the DRC. ”
Ms Peter Ngomo recalls that according to “a document signed by the SADC member states”, the abbreviation for the South African Development Community, “it is possible that the DRC may request the extradition of John Numbi”.
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“Do Floribert justice,” asks Annie Chebeya, his widow
Annie Chebeya also requests this extradition. At the RFI microphoneEdmond Sadaka, the widow of Floribert Chebeya trusting her understanding after General Numbi’s escape: “I was really surprised to see how he could leave the DRC. He walked without anyone seeing or seeing him. A four-star general! I say to myself that it was facilitated by his colleagues or by former President Joseph Kabila. ”
Annie Chebeya “wants him to be arrested, to initiate an international warrant and to be arrested and returned to Congo to answer for his crimes”. “I have hope”, she assures, convinced that “the current government will do everything, will put pressure on the international community to stop it”.
Still saddened by the double murder of her husband Floribert Chebeya and the latter driver, Fidèle Bazana, on June 1, 2010, Annie Chebeya wants “it to end”, “justice to be done to Floribert”.
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