A military prosecutor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo demanded the death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila, who is on trial in absentia. General Lucien Rene Likulia urged judges to condemn Kabila to death for treason and war crimes, citing homicide, torture and organising an insurrection. The charge sheet accuses Kabila of supporting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, plotting to overthrow President Felix Tshisekedi and involvement in the forcible occupation of Goma. Kabila has been abroad since late 2023 and denies the charges. The government banned his party, seized his assets, and the senate lifted his immunity.
A military prosecutor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is demanding the death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila who is on trial in absentia. General Lucien Rene Likulia, the Congolese military auditor general, on Friday called on judges to condemn Kabila to death for treason and war crimes, including homicide, torture and organising an insurrection, the court heard.
The former president went on trial in his absence in July for his alleged support for Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, who have seized large swaths of mineral-rich eastern DRC this year. Kabila, who has been outside the DRC for two years, is also accused of having plotted to overthrow President Felix Tshisekedi and other war crimes charges linked to the M23 group.
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