The East African
Tuesday January 19 2021
Summary
He was due to be transferred to the capital Kinshasa on Monday, when protesters tried to stop the transfer.
Gunshots were heard near the airport as police prevented Mulunda’s supporters from reaching the facility.
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The arrest of a local cleric in Lubumbashi over incitement provoked protests in Haut-Katanga province.
Daniel Ngoy Mulunda is said to have agitated for secession at the weekend. He was detained on Monday and his house ransacked by intelligence agents in Lubumbashi, southern DRC.
He was due to be transferred to the capital Kinshasa on Monday, when protesters tried to stop the transfer. Gunshots were heard near the airport as police prevented Mulunda’s supporters from reaching the facility.