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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>DR Congo’s Minister of Justice Constant Mutamba has resigned after the country’s parliament authorised legal proceedings against him over embezzlement allegations.<\/p>\n

Mutamba submitted his resignation letter to President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday, June 17, local media reported.<\/p>\n

After the National Assembly stripped him of immunity on Sunday, Mutamba was placed under travel restrictions announced by the Prosecutor General on Monday.<\/p>\n

The member of Prime Minister Judith Suminwa\u2019s government is accused of mismanaging $19 million meant for the construction of a prison in Kisangani, Tshopo province.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. DR Congo’s Minister of Justice Constant Mutamba has resigned after the country’s parliament authorised legal proceedings against him over embezzlement allegations. Mutamba submitted his resignation letter to President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday, June 17, local media reported. After the National Assembly stripped him of immunity on Sunday, Mutamba was placed under travel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":103779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[7476,758],"class_list":["post-103780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-constant-mutamba","tag-rwanda"],"yoast_head":"\nCongolese Justice Minister Resigns Amid Corruption Charges - Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"DR Congo's Minister of Justice Constant Mutamba has resigned after the country's parliament authorised legal proceedings ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/congolese-justice-minister-resigns-amid-corruption-charges\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Congolese Justice Minister Resigns Amid Corruption Charges\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DR Congo's Minister of Justice Constant Mutamba has resigned after the country's parliament authorised legal proceedings ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/congolese-justice-minister-resigns-amid-corruption-charges\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-18T16:38:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-18T17:22:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/06\/sm_1750254568.416165.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"564\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/congolese-justice-minister-resigns-amid-corruption-charges#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/congolese-justice-minister-resigns-amid-corruption-charges\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Congolese Justice Minister Resigns Amid Corruption Charges\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-18T16:38:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-18T17:22:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/congolese-justice-minister-resigns-amid-corruption-charges\"},\"wordCount\":105,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/congolese-justice-minister-resigns-amid-corruption-charges#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/06\/sm_1750254568.416165.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Constant Mutamba\",\"Rwanda\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/congolese-justice-minister-resigns-amid-corruption-charges#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/congolese-justice-minister-resigns-amid-corruption-charges\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/congolese-justice-minister-resigns-amid-corruption-charges\",\"name\":\"Congolese Justice Minister Resigns Amid Corruption Charges - 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