Prominent opponent Moise Katumbi calls for justice: “The search for the truth cannot lead to arbitrary arrests and hasty trials”
May 21. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The United States Government has stated this Monday that it has no evidence that the ringleader of the attempted coup d’état perpetrated this Sunday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which was neutralized by Congolese security forces, is a US citizen.
“With respect to the participation of US citizens, first of all, we have no record that the deceased individual was a US citizen,” said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller in a press conference in which he denied to comment on the situation of the other two citizens who have been reported to be Americans and who are in custody.
In this sense, he stated that he “cannot comment on these cases in detail” and recalled that Washington seeks consular access when a US citizen is arrested abroad. “We do it in any circumstance”, she stressed.
Miller took advantage of the occasion to “condemn the armed attacks” against the National Palace and the residence of a deputy of the National Assembly. “We denounce political violence in all its forms,” he stated before being “deeply concerned” by reports on the participation of American citizens.
“We are closely monitoring the situation and will cooperate with the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the fullest extent possible to investigate,” he concluded.
OPPOSITOR LEADER ASKS FOR JUSTICE
On the other hand, the opposition leader Moise Katumbi has condemned the “coup d’état perpetrated yesterday in the Palace of the Nation, as well as the attempted assassination of His Excellency Kamerhe.” “In no case should the blood of Congolese be shed by other Congolese,” said his spokesperson, Oliver Kamitatu, through his profile on the social network X.
Thus, he has urged to establish “all the light” and responsibilities regarding “the nature of these events that caused loss of human life in our capital.” “The search for the truth cannot lead to arbitrary arrests and hasty trials. Otherwise, the DRC will never escape the cycle of violence in which it is trapped,” she said.
“Whatever the nature of the political demands, resorting to violence cannot be an option for the peace, stability and development to which all Freezers aspire,” he stressed.
The Congolese Army announced the day before the death of four attackers suspected of having tried to carry out a coup d’état. Around 50 individuals, led by Christian Malanga, a member of the Congolese diaspora and living in the United States, attacked the home of the Prime Minister, Judith Suminwa Tuluka, the Minister of Defense, Jean Pierre Bemba and the Deputy Prime Minister, Vital Kamerhe. “before attacking” the Palace of the Nation.
Among those detained is a son of Malanga, while the authorities have seized several weapons, drones and flags of Zaire, the official name of the country during Mobutu Sese Seko’s dictatorship. “Both foreigners and Congolese” participated in the attempt and “all of them have been incapacitated.”
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