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DRC: Is President Tshisekedi s state of siege a cover-up?
Congolese President Tshisekedi s state of siege declaration in two eastern DRC provinces comes into effect today. But the move has already resulted in a backlash. Kinshasa says it is vital to eliminate armed groups.
Dozens of armed groups have operated for years in the Democratic Republic of Congo s (DRC) North Kivu and Ituri provinces, and civilians have been subjected to horrifying massacres. Armed militias and inter-communal violence have killed more than 300 people so far in 2021.
Presidential spokesman Tharsice Kasongo Mwema said on Tuesday that the two provinces would be declared under siege for 30 days starting on Thursday May 6.
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 .
2021-05-04 05:05:32 GMT2021-05-04 13:05:32(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
KINSHASA, May 4 (Xinhua) The civilian authorities in two northeastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where a state of siege was declared days ago to curb surging violence by armed groups, will be replaced by military administrations, said a presidential order issued late Monday. To address the situation during the state of siege, the civilian authorities of the provincial governments of Ituri and North Kivu and the decentralized entities of those provinces will be replaced by the officers of the armed forces of the DRC or the Congolese National Police, said the order announced by President Felix Tshisekedi s spokesman Tharsice Kasongo Mwema.
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 .
In an address broadcast on public television on Monday, President Felix Tshisekedi said he had heard the cries of distress of our population, and felt the pain that our mothers, sisters and daughters are suffering in these provinces ravaged by barbarity .