Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi on Saturday, June 19, condemned mafia exercises and “shenanigans” within the country’s armed forces and institutions. These remarks were made in Bunia, the capital of Ituri, during an exchange with representatives of the people of the province.
“There is a problem with manpower in our army,” Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi said on Saturday. In fact, we realize that there are many shenanigans who undermine our security forces. It developed at the same time as the mafia, here, the same mafia in the army, in our institutions. It’s not just the army and the police. We saw it in the Senate recently. It is all this omertal law, the law of silence. We kill in silence, we plan in silence. “
The President also said that he was dissatisfied with the performance of justice: “There is a staffing problem in our army. This is what we need to address. So we have to tear this up, patiently, but firmly, with energy. We talked about justice here. It is also one of my reasons to be dissatisfied at the moment, because justice is really one of the soft bellies in our administration. “
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