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The East African Wednesday January 13 2021 DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi. He says the pardon was meant to show forgiveness, justice and “national reconciliation.” PHOTO | FILE | NMG Summary President Felix Tshisekedi’s office said the pardon was meant to show forgiveness, justice and “national reconciliation.” But it was also political, as the 28, the initial group included 11 others who died in custody, walked out of the gates of Makala Prison in Kinshasa were also regaining freedom they claim had been unjustly taken from them. Advertisement At midmorning January 8, 2021 Bern...

Killers of DR Congo’s Laurent-Desire Kabila released from jail On Kindly Share This Story: 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 poli...

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 poli...

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, wh...

BBC News Published image captionCol Eddy Kapend was a senior officer to assassinated President Laurent Kabila Twenty-three soldiers accused of being behind the assassination of former president of Democratic Republic of Congo have been released after spending nearly two decades behind bars. Laurent Kabila was shot dead by a bodyguard in 2001. A military trial that followed jailed dozens of soldiers, including Col Eddy Kapend, his personal aide. Rights groups criticised the trial. Some in DR Congo believe the soldiers were used as scapegoats. There has been much speculation about who gave th...