The military court garrison in Beni-Butembo (North-Kivu) sentenced police officer Ombeni Mongisa Eric on Monday, 13 July 2020 to life, for murder of citizen movement activist Freddy Muhindo on May 21th.

The military court garrison in Beni-Butembo (North-Kivu) sentenced police officer Ombeni Mongisa Eric on Monday, 13 July 2020 to life, for murder of citizen movement activist Freddy Muhindo on May 21th.
He is required to pay, jointly with the Republic, a fine of US$ 100 for damages to the civil party.
This chief police officer was found guilty of the death of Lucha militant killed with a bullet in the head during a demonstration in Kalinda, Mulekera municipality against insecurity in Beni.
Several militants and family members of the missing have followed the trial open for over a month.
′′ We have a sense of relief because we see justice is doing its work. We also ask that whoever killed Obadi (November 2019) be prosecuted and sentenced. We also ask that the police commander be prosecuted because the murderer was under his command ", says Stéphanie Mbafumoja, member of the Lucha.
The convicted prisoner who claims his innocence accused the PNC commander in Beni, Colonel François Kabeya of hiding the true author of the death of the Lucha activist.