Jean-Claude Katende seeks explanations over Belgian investigation
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lepotentiel
Jean-Claude Katende, president of the African Association for Human Rights, is calling on the Congolese authorities to explain the Belgian investigation targeting associates of Félix Tshisekedi, suspected of money laundering. He also criticised the ban on contact between the Congolese presidency and the Belgian embassy, according to his reaction posted on X.
Jean-Claude Katende, president of the African Association for Human Rights (ASADHO), is calling on the Congolese authorities for official explanations about the judicial investigation opened in Belgium into allegations of money laundering involving associates of President Félix Tshisekedi. He spoke on his X account on Sunday 18 October.
The lawyer and human rights defender criticised the silence of Congolese institutions and questioned the ban preventing the presidency from contacting the Belgian embassy. He called for the authorities to account to Congolese people, according to his post on X. The Belgian investigation concerns associates of Félix Tshisekedi, whose homes have already been searched, reports Lepotentiel.
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