Corneille Nangaa and her co-defendants sentenced to death

The verdict of the trial of Corneille Nangaa and her co-defendants was announced on Thursday, August 8, 2024. The former CENI president and other defendants were sentenced to death.

Death penalty! This was the verdict handed down on Thursday by the Kinshasa/Gombe Military Court at the mobile auditorium of Ndolo prison. The trial of Corneille Nangaa Together with his co-accused, 25 people were tried along with the former president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). Research and Development CenterThey had to face very serious charges: war crimes, participation in an insurrection and treason, while Corneille Nangaa and some of his companions fled and were tried in absentia; some of the defendants who appeared before the military court were guilty of treason and participation in an insurrection.

For the second category, they are: Congo River Alliance (AFC) co-founder Eric Nkuba, Bishori Safari Luc, Nkangya Nyamacho alias “Microbe” and Samafu Makinu Nicaisse and Nangaa Baseane. In addition to the death penalty, the court also ordered the arrest of those convicted in absentia and the confiscation of their properties, even that of Koneye Nanga’s wife Yvette Lubanda.

Justice Minister praises effectiveness of military justice

Thursday’s verdict was handed down in the presence of They support MutambaMinister of Justice of the Congo. The lawyer did not forget to express his feelings at the end of the trial, which lasted only two weeks, since it began on July 24, 2024. “Here, therefore, are warm congratulations to the Congolese military judge for having been able to record the time of this trial. “Justice was done, to say the right thing, to morally repair all the victims whose lives were shortened by the rebellious aggression maintained and supported by Paul Kagame and the traitor Corneille Nanga and his accomplices”, said Constant Mutamba.

The Minister of Justice also took the opportunity to recall the mandate given to him by President Felix Tshisekedi to “make the internal justice funds effective against Rwandan aggression involving certain Congolese who agreed to betray the Republic for the benefit of foreigners”.

Corneille Nangaa, former CENI president, announced in Nairobi in December 2023, The Birth of the Congo River Union (AFC), a rebel alliance of multiple armed groups, including the FARDC’s most hated “M23” movement in eastern Congo.