Dakar - A human rights group said it has filed a criminal complaint in Senegal against a senior Congolese police officer, accusing him of involvement in the killing four years ago of two prominent rights activists in Democratic Republic of Congo. Shortly after the killings, the police major Paul Mwilambwe left the DRC for Senegal, which allows people living in the west African state to be brought to trial for crimes committed in other countries. An official of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said it had taken the action on Monday along with relatives of the activists, Floribert Chebeya and Fidele Bazana
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 13:44:53 +0000