Former DRC President Joseph Kabila Rejects Trial as Politically Driven
Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila spoke out on Tuesday after a military prosecutor requested the death penalty in his treason trial last week, calling the case a political manoeuvre aimed at “silencing the opposition.
This trial has nothing to do with justice,” Kabila said in a written statement. He accused his successor, President Félix Tshisekedi, of failing to take responsibility for his government’s shortcomings and alleged corruption tied to Katanga’s mining sector. Kabila urged national dialogue, insisting that “reconciliation will come neither from partial agreements nor from selective trials.
After ending a two-year self-imposed exile in April with a return to Goma just months after M23 rebels briefly captured the city, Kabila saw his parliamentary immunity revoked by the Senate, clearing the way for prosecution.
He is being tried in absentia before the High Military Court on charges including treason, war crimes, rape, and murder. Authorities allege he backed Rwanda-linked M23 rebels and sought to topple the government. Kabila dismissed the accusations as “false, baseless, and politically motivated.
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