Written by Chris Muhizi Minembwe Capital News 9:40pm Bukavu Minembwe Time.
Denis Mukwege, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, urged judicial action against those responsible for the acts of repression during the opposition march that was planned in Kinshasa on Saturday, May 20.
He tweeted the following rulings:
“We urge the authorities to guarantee the fundamental freedoms of citizens to assemble, express themselves, and demonstrate peacefully, which are crucial in a democratic society. We call for the prosecution and punishment of police officers who have committed abuses.”
Denis Mukwege also expressed his horror at the police brutality, which included attacks on helpless children, and the atmosphere of repression during this nonviolent protest.
According to him, the State that denies its citizens their fundamental liberties on the eve of general elections runs the risk of devolving into a dictatorship.
On his twitter account, Deputy Mose Nyarugabo announced that the nation had gone overboard.
The use of fatal force against these protesters, according to imothée Mbuya of the ASBL Justicia, based in Lubumbashi, is deemed an unacceptable setback for democracy and the rule of law, which are supported by President of the Republic Félix Tshisekedi.
The political and administrative authorities have been asked by the NGO ACAJ to stop approving the simultaneous planning of multiple protests and/or open political gatherings in the same city.
Georges Kapiamba advocated doing this to stop incidents of fighting between rival political factions on Kianza Avenue, particularly between opposition protesters and members of the UDPS Youth League.
For his part, Augustin Kabuya, secretary general of the UDPS, the ruling party, praised the success of the Youth League’s march in support of the Republic’s institutions.
He stated, “This shows that the UDPS remains the first most mobilizing political force.”
The political and administrative authorities have been asked by the NGO ACAJ to stop approving the simultaneous planning of multiple protests and/or open political gatherings in the same city.
The Human Rights Research Institute in Lubumbashi, on the other hand, vehemently criticizes what it calls the barbarism of law.
