At a press conference held on February 26, the Congolese Association for Access to Justice (Acaj) denounced the behavior of leaders of political parties and groups that exercise pressure on the judges.
It follows from the observation of the ongoing trials and several witnesses registered by the ACaj that some party officials and political groups provide material benefits to judges to make decisions in their favor.
The acaj by the mouth of its president, Me Georges Kapiamba denounces and calls on the judges to resist to any offer of corruption and all the political pressures and asks Ceni officials not to exert pressure on the judges.
The ACaj says it has noted this situation both at the level of the Constitutional Court and the Courts of Appeal which deal with petitions challenging the results in the provinces.
This NGO for human rights calls on judges to resist to any offer of corruption and all political pressure. She also asks the Ceni officials not to put pressure on the judges. It also recalls that the acts of corruption are punishable respectively by Articles 147 and 150a of the Penal Code Book II and Article 87 of the Electoral Law.
At the same time, it recommends that the Attorney General of the Constitutional Court and the Attorneys General of the Courts of Appeal make the necessary arrangements to investigate and investigate the above-mentioned facts and have the perpetrators brought before the Competent courts.
This association says to remain mobilized on the observation of the lawsuits in the Constitutional Court and the level of the Courts of Appeal in order to make sure that the judges do not actually make their decisions in application of the law.
It should be recalled that several alerts points out the irregularities in all directions after the publication of the provisional results of the national legislative elections of December 30, 2018. It is denounced, among other things, the fact that the registry has continued to record cases while the delay set by law for the receipt of applications for appeal and challenge is largely exceeded (20 January). According to some accounts, the registry would backdate them for a fee.
Other testimonies received certain political groupings that did not reach the electoral threshold, would give money to get seats within the National Assembly, knowing that once to pronounce, the judgment of the Constitutional Court is unassailable. Unhappy candidates are on the step that to dismiss them will face a fait accompli without recourse to formulate.
(CKS/Yes)