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Congo: Former Minister Constant Mutamba Sentenced to Three Years of Forced Labor for Embezzlement

Auteur: Laïka-Ba (stagiaire)

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Congo : L’ancien ministre Constant Mutamba condamné à trois ans de travaux forcés pour détournement

The Court of Cassation in Kinshasa (Congo) delivered its verdict on September 2: Constant Mutamba, former Congolese Minister of Justice, was sentenced to three (3) years of forced labor, accompanied by five (5) years of ineligibility and disqualification from voting.

Found guilty of embezzling nearly $20 million in public funds intended for the construction of a prison in Kisangani. According to the verdict, the funds allocated to the project were never used for that purpose.

Throughout his trial, the former minister denied the charges against him, denouncing a fabricated case. However, his defense failed to convince the court, which found him guilty at the end of the hearings. A harsh decision for someone who regularly denounced a "sick justice system."

The verdict, initially expected earlier, was postponed twice, fueling speculation about a politically sensitive trial. The day before the final hearing, Mutamba was placed under house arrest on the orders of Firmin Mvonde, the chief prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, with whom he has a notoriously strained relationship.

This conviction marks a turning point in the career of the former minister, long criticized with regard to the Congolese judicial system, and could well seal his political ambitions for years to come.

Auteur: Laïka-Ba (stagiaire)

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    Mu-Tamba il y a 22 heures

    Donc ils sont aussi rigoureux en matière de détournement !

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    Trans il y a 22 heures

    C'est lui qui faisait la guerre aux kulunas. Il serait victime de on charisme. Un potentiel adversaire à neutraliser

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    Destin il y a 19 heures

    En tout cas je ne sais pas si ce qu on lui reproche est vrai ou pas, de toutes les façons j'appréciais beacoup le travail qu il effectuait pour neutraliser les criminels kulunas.

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    leBaolbaol TIGUI il y a 19 heures

    17 Milliards de fr cfa pour seulement 3 ans de prison dorèe c'est quand meme formidable...ca vaut vraiment la peine de derober....A la sortie on a une vie bien assurè on n'a plus un souci d'argent pour le reste de sa vie....

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    Niit il y a 13 heures

    C'est le destin de Sonko.

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