Killers of DR Congo's Laurent-Desire Kabila released from jail
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...