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On Wednesday, February 16, the pleadings of the civil parties began in the trial of the assassinations of human rights defenders Floribert Chebeya and Fidèle Bazana. At least twenty lawyers were present. For those who spoke yesterday, everything about this case points to a state crime.
with our correspondent in Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda Muzembe
It is indeed a State crime, according to Master Peter Ngomo. For this specialist in military affairs, all the actors are personalities or agents in the service of the Congolese State. ” We demonstrated the role of everyone, starting with President Kabila, John Numbi… and all the police officers who committed these acts, we demonstrated what their modus operandi had been… »
The lawyer delivers what he believes to be the main reason for thephysical elimination of Floribert Chebeya and his companion in misfortune Fidèle Bazana. ” Already in 2010 everyone knew that Chebeya and a number of human rights activists were in the crosshairs of power, because they wanted to sabotage the festivities of the fiftieth anniversary of the independence of our country…”
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It is also a real “erase the picture” operation, because everything has been done to remove the traces, declared for her part Me Marie Louise Okako. According to her, the members of the commando were all exfiltrated from Kinshasa as soon as the operation was over.
The pleadings of the civil parties will continue next Wednesday.
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