An unfortunate incident occurred in the night of 20 to 21 May in Kambove territory, province of Haut Katanga. A policeman was killed and a woman was raped. Immediately informed, the number one of Haut Katanga province sent a strong delegation made up of the Minister of the Interior, Jean-Claude Kayumba Topatopa to inquire about the situation.
The latter first visited the scene of the crime, before attending every day the flagrant trial organized by the military court of this entity. His temporary agents, accuse Major Fumba Kapoka David. He is accused of the violation of instructions, murder, armed robbery and rape.
The representative of the governor of Haut Katanga, Jean-Kabula Kapia, provided the families with the necessary assistance for funeral expenses.
It is worth noting that two days after the start of the hearings, the provincial authority went to the site to personally follow the trial, a way for the latter to share the grief that affected the people of Luisha, and affirm his determination not to let unpunished persons who disturb social peace.
The military court finally decided, the major got10 years of penal servitude for violating the order, and for having committed to the custody of a deposit of minerals an element of the police, against the order of the supreme commander and Head of State, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi, prohibiting men in uniform to serve as guarding in quarries and individuals’ homes. However, the provincial authority has already prescribed the security of people and their property among the priorities of his mandate at the head of the province of Haut Katanga.
(CKS/Yes)