KINSHASA
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced on Friday that the Cour d ordre militaire (COM - Military Order Court) had ceased to exist.
The court has been widely criticised by national and international human rights organisations. Amnesty International has reported that the court has failed to meet international fair trial standards or allow appeals to a higher or independent jurisdiction.
In a statement, Justice Minister Ngele Masudi said the mandate of the COM had expired at midnight on Thursday, 30 days following a decree signed by DRC President Joseph Kabila in mid-March 2003.
Speaking to IRIN in November 2002, Masudi said the law was part of an overall restructuring of the military judicial system.
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