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Killers of DR Congo’s Laurent-Desire Kabila released from jail
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Twenty-two men convicted over the 2001 assassination of Democratic Republic of Congo president Laurent-Desire Kabila were released from prison Friday after being pardoned by current leader Felix Tshisekedi.
The men were met outside Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa by family and friends, some in tears.
Among those released was the slain president’s former aide de camp Colonel Eddy Kapend, who has always denied any part in the plot to murder Kabila, father of Tshisekedi’s predecessor and political rival Joseph Kabila.
After leaving prison by a jeep under military escort, 61-year-old Kapend later emerged from his home in the western town of Macampagne, looking relaxed and wearing a military kepi.
Killers of ex-DR Congo president Kabila released from prison
Published 8 January 2021
Twenty-two men convicted over the 2001 assassination of Democratic Republic of Congo president Laurent-Desire Kabila were released from prison on Friday after receiving pardons from current leader Felix Tshisekedi.
The men were met outside Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa by family and friends, some in tears.
Among those released was the slain president’s former aide de camp Colonel Eddy Kapend, who has always denied any part in the plot to murder Kabila, father of Tshisekedi’s predecessor and political rival Joseph Kabila.
Kapend left the prison by a jeep under escort.
Killers of former DR Congo president released from jail
By AFP
JAN 8, 2021
Col. Eddy Kapend, an aide to assassinated president Laurent Kabila, after his release on Friday. By Arsene Mpiana (AFP)
Twenty-two men convicted over the 2001 assassination of Democratic Republic of Congo president Laurent-Desire Kabila were released from prison Friday after receiving pardons from current leader Felix Tshisekedi.
The men were met outside Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa by family and friends, some in tears.
Among those released was the slain president s former aide de camp Colonel Eddy Kapend, who has always denied any part in the plot to murder Kabila, father of Tshisekedi s predecessor and political rival Joseph Kabila.