Congo will execute more than 170 people convicted of armed robbery, official says
4 days, 17 hours ago

Congo will execute more than 170 people convicted of armed robbery, official says

CNN  

CNN — More than 170 inmates on death row were flown from Congo’s capital to a high-security prison in the north where they will be executed, Congolese authorities said. Seventy of the convicts were transported on Sunday, Congolese Minister of Justice Constant Mutamba said, adding to 102 other prisoners who have already been sent to Angenga prison in the northern Mongala province. The men have been convicted of armed robbery and are locally known as “Kulunas” or “urban bandits.” They’re aged between 18 and 35, Mutamba said in a statement. The fight against urban gangs must go hand in hand with efforts to combat poverty, unemployment and social exclusion, which are often contributing factors to crime,” he said.

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Congo executes 102 ‘urban bandits’ with 70 more set to be killed, officials say
3 days, 20 hours ago

Congo executes 102 ‘urban bandits’ with 70 more set to be killed, officials say

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Some 102 men were executed by the Congolese government in the past week, and 70 more are set to be executed, the country’s minister of justice said Sunday in a statement to the Associated Press. It said the men, aged 18 to 35, were armed robbers and “urban bandits,” locally known as Kulunas, who were executed in …

Congo executes 102 ‘urban bandits’ with 70 more set to be killed, officials say
4 days, 17 hours ago

Congo executes 102 ‘urban bandits’ with 70 more set to be killed, officials say

LA Times  

Some 102 men were executed by the Congolese government in the last week, and 70 more are set to be executed, the country’s minister of justice said Sunday in a statement to the Associated Press. It said the men, aged 18 to 35, were armed robbers and “urban bandits,” locally known as Kulunas, who were executed in northwest Congo at …

23 Congolese soldiers face the death penalty or prison for alleged desertion or other crimes
1 week, 3 days ago

23 Congolese soldiers face the death penalty or prison for alleged desertion or other crimes

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — At least 23 Congolese soldiers are facing the death penalty or 10 to 20 years in prison following their arraignment on Monday for alleged rape, desertion and other crimes amid the fighting in the country’s conflict-battered east, according to Congo’s army. The soldiers were brought before a military court in Butembo territory in North Kivu province, according …

Thousands of ill inmates released from Congo’s main prison to ease overcrowding
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands of ill inmates released from Congo’s main prison to ease overcrowding

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Nearly 1,700 ill inmates were released Monday from Congo’s largest prison, the minister of justice said, as part of an effort to thin out the country’s overcrowded prisons. Makala prison, Congo’s largest penitentiary with a capacity for 1,500 people, holds more than 12,000 inmates, most of whom are awaiting trial, Amnesty International said in its latest country …

Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease overcrowding
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease overcrowding

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Authorities in Congo said they released 600 prisoners in the country’s main prison on Saturday as part of a process aimed at decongesting overcrowded prisons. Makala prison, Congo’s largest penitentiary with a capacity for 1,500 people, holds more than 12,000 inmates, most of whom are awaiting trial, Amnesty International said in its latest country report. Stanis Bujakera …

Gunfire, gang rapes and missing inmates: Inside a deadly DRC jailbreak
4 months ago

Gunfire, gang rapes and missing inmates: Inside a deadly DRC jailbreak

Al Jazeera  

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo – It was two hours after midnight last Monday when the first bursts of gunfire rang out in Selembao municipality, south of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “In the middle of the prison break … broke the door of the women’s block and they started raping us,” she said. …

Congo says at least 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak, most of them in a stampede
4 months ago

Congo says at least 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak, most of them in a stampede

New Indian Express  

KINSHASA: An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in the capital left at least 129 people dead, most of them in a stampede, authorities said Tuesday. A provisional assessment showed that 24 inmates were shot dead by “warning” gunshots as they tried to escape from the overcrowded Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa early Monday, Congolese Interior Minister Jacquemin Shabani said …

An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in Kinshasa leaves 2 inmates dead
4 months, 1 week ago

An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in Kinshasa leaves 2 inmates dead

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — An attempted jailbreak from Congo’s largest prison in the capital, Kinshasa, left at least two inmates dead early Monday as heavy gunfire rang out and security forces cordoned off the area. Congolese government spokesman Patrick Muyaya confirmed on X that there was an “an attempted escape.” Local media reported security forces killed some of those who tried …

Congo reinstates the death penalty after more than 20 years as it struggles to deal with militants
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Congo reinstates the death penalty after more than 20 years as it struggles to deal with militants

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Congo has lifted a more than two-decade-old moratorium on the death penalty as authorities struggle to curb violence and militant attacks in the country, according to a justice ministry statement released on Friday. The statement, dated earlier this week, said the ban from 2003 allowed offenders accused of treason and espionage to get away without proper punishment. …

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