Moise M. Bahati<\/b><\/p>\n
Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Six soldiers appeared in court on Tuesday, September 5, in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma accused of involvement in the killing of more than 40 people during a demonstration against the United Nations mission in the country on August 30.<\/p>\n The group, which includes a colonel and a Lieutenant Colonel, are charged with \u201ccrimes against humanity through murder, malicious destruction and inciting soldiers to commit acts contrary to duty or discipline,\u201d according to local media.<\/p>\n They are Colonel Kalamba Mikombe Mike of the Goma Republican Guard, Lieutenant-Colonel Bawili Donatien, Kabanda Idriss, Mbaya Mbaya Fabrice, Mwati Musegwa and Amita Bangala Daniel.<\/p>\n Defence Minister Jean Pierre Bemba, Interior Minister Peter Kazadi and Human Rights Minister Albert-Fabrice Puela were present during the court session, according to reports.<\/p>\n The trial was postponed due to heavy rain.<\/p>\n Reports said at least 48 were killed in the crackdown on the anti-UN protest. The Congolese government said the demonstrators \u201ccarried out actions which undermined public order,\u201d and admitted 43 people were killed and 56 injured.<\/p>\n The UN Human Rights Office said \u201cthe death toll may get higher,\u201d adding that at least 222 people were reportedly arrested, including women and children.<\/p>\n The East African Community on Monday called for an independent investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n The 25-year-old UN mission in DR Congo, known by its French acronym MONUSCO has faced demonstrations since at least July 2022.<\/p>\n It is accused of failing to restore peace in the eastern part of the country where more than 130 local and foreign armed groups responsible for killings roam.<\/p>\n The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in August that MONUSCO had embarked on a withdrawal plan, which will put an end to one of the longest and most expensive peacekeeping missions.<\/p>\n For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Moise M. Bahati Africa-Press – Rwanda. Six soldiers appeared in court on Tuesday, September 5, in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma accused of involvement in the killing of more than 40 people during a demonstration against the United Nations mission in the country on August 30. The group, which includes a colonel and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":51794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[760,763,758],"class_list":["post-51795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-rwanda","tag-rwanda"],"yoast_head":"\n