DR Congo MP calls for prosecutions after ADF killings in Cantine
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beto
Butembo MP Crispin Mbindule is calling for a judicial investigation and the arrest of North Kivu’s military governor after killings blamed on the ADF in Cantine and Mabalako, which reportedly left at least 60 people dead. He was speaking during debate on extending the state of siege, according to Beto.
Congolese national MP Crispin Mbindule is calling for judicial investigations and the summoning of the military governor of North Kivu and those responsible for military operations after attacks blamed on the ADF in Cantine and Mabalako, in Beni territory. He says the violence killed at least 60 civilians, according to Beto.
Crispin Mbindule, who was elected in Butembo, made the request during a National Assembly session devoted to extending the state of siege in eastern DR Congo. He notably says more than 40 people were killed during the night-time attack on Cantine, which reportedly lasted nearly four hours without an effective military intervention, according to Beto.
The parliamentarian is calling on the Justice Minister to refer the matter to military courts to establish the circumstances of the attacks and any responsibility. He is also demanding the arrest of FARDC soldiers, the Congolese army, who allegedly abandoned their positions during the assault on Cantine.
The request comes after several attacks blamed on the ADF in Beni territory. The ADF have notably been accused of killing at least 44 civilians in DR Congo on 14 November, according to ADF rebels kill at least 44 civilians in DR Congo.
