Congolese authorities have announced the opening of legal proceedings against former President Joseph Kabila Kabange, accused of "direct participation in the aggression led by Rwanda through the AFC/M23 terrorist movement," the Minister of State, Minister of Justice, and Keeper of the Seals said in a statement.
According to this statement dated April 18, the Minister instructed the FARDC Auditor General and the Attorney General at the Court of Cassation to initiate proceedings against Mr. Kabila. He also ordered the seizure of all his movable and immovable property. Movement restrictions have been imposed on his alleged collaborators in what the authorities describe as "a case of high treason against the nation."
The Ministry of the Interior, for its part, suspended the activities of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD), the party led by Mr. Kabila. In another official statement, he denounced the former president's "ambiguous attitude" regarding the occupation of part of the national territory by Rwandan forces and their M23/AFC allies, as well as his return to Goma, "a city under enemy control."
The Interior Ministry indicated that it intends to refer the matter to the prosecutor's office at the Constitutional Court and reminded political parties of their duty to preserve the national unity and territorial integrity of the DRC.
No immediate response was available from Joseph Kabila or the PPRD.
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