A second trial in the middle of the war has been held since Thursday July 4 in Lubero-center (North Kivu), nearly 70 km from the front line.

   23 soldiers are being prosecuted for several offenses, including cowardice or flight from the enemy, dissipation of war munitions, looting, murder and attempted murder. The verdict is expected this Friday. This trial is being held in the court of the rural commune of Lubero, capital of the territory bearing the same name. The hearing is held under a shed covered in sheet. This Friday, 23 soldiers are at the helm. With a dejected air, they await their fate whose investigation began on Thursday. The military prosecutor accuses them of having been cowardly in the face of the M23 rebels who are advancing in the south of Lubero. In their escapes, others are accused of having looted the property of peaceful populations. But that's not all. Still others are accused, some of having dissipated munitions of war, others of having committed murder and attempted murder. The pleadings and the verdict are expected this Friday for this flagrant trial aimed at discouraging, in this time of war, fleeing, looting and undisciplined soldiers. It is for this reason that this exemplary trial is being held behind the front line, as close as possible to the inhabitants who experience the blunders and indiscipline of the soldiers who are supposed to protect them. This trial is being held the day after another held on Wednesday in Alimbongo, on the front line, at the end of which 27 soldiers were sentenced to sentences ranging from 10 years to the death penalty for the same offenses.