30.09.2025 23:23
The former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, was sentenced to death by the country's High Military Court for supporting rebel groups and treason against the country.
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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), former President Joseph Kabila has been found guilty of supporting rebel groups operating in the eastern part of the country and treason.
FORMER PRESIDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH
Kabila has been sentenced to death by the country's High Military Court. The death sentence, issued in absentia, stated that the former leader visited training camps of rebels in North and South Kivu provinces, held military meetings, and led armed groups. The court, however, rejected the request for the confiscation of Kabila's assets.
TOOK OFFICE AFTER HIS FATHER
Joseph Kabila became president at the age of 29 after his father, Laurent-Desire Kabila, was assassinated in 2001. Kabila, who won elections for two consecutive terms, remained in power for two more years by postponing elections for security reasons, despite his term officially ending in 2016.
EXILED TO SOUTH AFRICA
Kabila, who handed over power to current President Felix Tshisekedi in December 2018, settled in South Africa in 2023 due to political exile.
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