Joseph Kabila: Former President of the DRC sentenced to death for war crimes

Joseph Kabila is now facing the death penalty after the Military Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) convicted him of treason and crime against humanity
Kabila is the fourth president of the DRC; He served between 2001 and 2019, with his time considered to be among the dictatorships in Africa
The court passed a ruling against the Tribe without existence, with its residence remaining several months after visiting the east of the DRC

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has issued a death sentence to former president Joseph Kabila.

Former DRC President Joseph Kabila at national ceremonies in Kinshasa. Photo: Sebastien Pierlet.
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The tribe, who served as the fourth president of the DRC between 2001 and 2019, was found guilty of treason and crime against humanity, among other offenses.

The former president was also found guilty of murder, sexual assault, torture and rebellion.

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He was increasingly accused of conspiracy and supporting terrorist acts.

The court noted that the offenses that the tribe was accused of were too bad to impose penalties other than death.

“In using section 7 of the military penal code, it gives one sentence, which is the most severe, which is the death penalty,” The court said.

Kabila left the DRC after resigning in 2019. He is unknown to date.

His first return to the DRC after many years was in April this year, when he visited war zones in the eastern part of the country. He would disappear again.

The tribe faced allegations of reliance on the M23 rebel side, who control a large area in the largest mineral area in the eastern DRC.

His case was conducted without his presence but was represented by his team of lawyers.

The ruling on Tuesday, September 30, was adopted by Lieutenant General Joseph Mutombo Katalayi.

The state prosecutor followed the ruling, seeking to convince the court that Kabila was a criminal, since, among other things, he cooperated with the M23 rebels when they launched an attack in the eastern DRC to capture key cities like Goma.