Trial on the killing of Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi

The suspect Liaka Mafolo, Issa Balimwacha and Gaston Sangba interrogated.

On wednesday 30/11/2005 three suspects  involved in the killing of Pascal Kabungulu were interrogated in front of the military court in Bukavu . Among themwe can cite caporal Liaka, Mafolo Patrick,sergent Issa Balimwacha and captain Gaston Sangba.The latter is the office in charge of the intelligence department in Bukavu.

All of them are charged of murder, gun robbery and conspiracy with criminals.

At the beginning, the public ministry, on behalf on the victim's part, re-told the fact as happened on 30/07/2005 and 31/07/2005 the day Pascal was killed. "The two main roads on both sides of the victim’s family home were controlled by both lieutenant Basco Labama and captain Gaston Sangba to prevent any help from  Pascal Kabungulu’s neighbours. It is then that they sent three other armed soldiers to enter the house and killed him and took from his home a computer, a pair of shoes and 15 dollars".He said.

"Sub–lieutenant Ngaboyeka Jérémie, neighbour of Pascal Kabungulu , he too shot three times in air while one of Pascal Kabungulu’s sons of Pascal attempted to cry for help by running after the murderers . Frightened, he was obliged to turn back".He continued.

So far the accused deny all the charges despite of contradictions in their saying.

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Bukavu 30. 11. 2005

Heritiers de la justice

The trial on the killing Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi on its second day in Bukavu / DR Congo

In front of the hall of the building of provincial assembly has continued today the trial on the killing of the former Executive Secretary of Héritiers de la Justice, late Pascal Kibembi, occured in July 2005. Thousands of people were attending the trial which is on its second day.

The president of the court, after having called for the role of the accused and witnesses, has granted permission to different defenders to reveal what they noticed to be exceptions and / or gaps in the matter process, and discussed them. Among the gaps, the vice governor of south Kivu Didace Kaningini and colonels Thierry Ilunga and Rama were not invited and yet they have been cited in the case. This debate lasted two hours.

This second day’s trial was interrupted because of the rain just when one of the accused, Caporal Liaka Mafolo Patrick, was about to be interrogated. It was then postponed on Wednesday 30/11/2005.