Former DRC president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia
by Reuters in Kinshasa from World news | The Guardian on (#70DZG)
Military court convicts Kabila of war crimes, treason and other offences in verdict that could fuel enduring tensions
A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced the country's former president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after convicting him of war crimes, treason and crimes against humanity.
The case stems from his alleged role in backing the advance of M23 rebels supported by Rwanda in DRC's volatile eastern provinces. Kabila, who led the country from 2001 to 2019, has denied wrongdoing and said the judiciary had been politicised.
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