The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo decided Monday to judge "by default" the former Prime Minister and presidential candidate Augustin Matata, prosecuted for alleged embezzlement of public funds, as part of a second trial in the same affair.
Augustin Matata Ponyo, a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections on December 20, is contesting the legal proceedings, which he describes as a plot to damage his campaign.
Parc Agro-Industriel de Bukanga-Lonzo : ce qu on reproche à Matata - Journal Le Phare, Quotidien indépendant paraissant à Kinshasa lephareonline.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lephareonline.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.