In the case of the assassination of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya, Master Peter Ngomo, by the collective of lawyers for the families of the victims, yesterday announced the decision to file a further complaint against General John Numbi, former Inspector General of the Army.
as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), there has just been a new twist in the case of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya, who was found dead in the car of the Voix des Sans Voix in early June 2010, while the body of his companion, Fidèle Bazana , never found.
Christian Ngoy Kenga Kenga, suspected killer, was arrested on September 3 in Lubumbashi and transferred the same day to the capital Kinshasa.
This October 29, the civilian parties exchanged with journalists attending the video conference of the widows of the two victims now in exile in Canada and France. Paul Nsapu of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) also participated in this exchange.
Master Richard Bondo, Coordinator of the Collective for Civil Party Tourists, and Master Peter Ngomo of this Collective, expressed their concern at the silence of military justice, which they said did not respond to their request for reopening the trial as soon as possible. when the alleged killer was in the hands of justice.
Case John Numbi followed with regret his words unworthy of the leader of the army, and which can not guarantee social peace. The Army must draw the consequences of such comments and refer the person to justice. The unpunished Chebeya / Bazana murder remains engraved in our heads.
Paul Nsapu (@PNsapu) July 22, 2020
Reception of criminals
Lawyers are afraid of his physical elimination by poisoning or an escape. Maître Peter Ngomo from the Bar Association announced yesterday the decision to lodge a further complaint against General John Numbi, former Army Inspector. “At the end of all the steps we had to take, we felt that it was also necessary to lodge a supplementary complaint against General John Numbi, because Christian [Ngoy Kenga Kenga]was actually convicted here, but John Numbi kept it a secret in Lubumbashi, he recalls. He was not alone. He was with the other police officers with whom they had fled from Kinshasa. This is how we decided to file a further complaint for concealment of criminals. We are able to demonstrate everything we have to charge ”.
Paul Mwilambwe, the fleeing major who is now in Belgium, is volunteering a return to the DRC to be tested. He witnessed the deaths of two human rights activists and agrees to testify.
“Today, the signals we are learning from Paul Mwilambwe are that he is ready to return,” Peter Ngomo continues. We’ll have to look into his safety and make sure we get him back here. Because we, too, as civil party tourists, believe that it is the only one who can put Christian [Ngoy Kenga Kenga]COW. Because he lived with him. He knows all things Christian [Ngoy Kenga Kenga]Committed as crimes … ”.
“Paul Mwilambwe was also a key witness for us,” the lawyer recalled. Christian told him that the order he had received came from the hierarchy, and Paul Mwilambwe said the hierarchy is two people: John Numbi and Joseph Kabila. That is, the two are really the authors of this file ”.
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