DR Congo military takes charge in regions under 'state of siege'
Tue 04th May 2021 | 08:30 AM
Kinshasa, May 4 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th May, 2021 ) :The Democratic Republic of Congo's presidency on Monday ordered military and police officers to take over civil authorities in two regions that have been declared under a "state of siege".
North-Kivu and Ituri -- both eastern provinces where dozens of armed groups operate and civilians have been subject to horrifying massacres -- were declared under siege on Friday.
Under the DRC's constitution, the president can declare a state of either siege or emergency "if severe circumstances immediately threaten the independence or integrity of the national territory, or if they interrupt the regular functioning of institutions".