Congo army wants Kabila’s immunity lifted to face treason charges
Democratic Republic of Congo's former president Joseph Kabila leaves after briefing members of the media, following talks with South Africa's former President Thabo Mbeki at the Thabo Mbeki Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 18, 2025.
The auditor general of the Congolese military, Lieutenant General Lucien-René Likulia Bakumi, has written to the Senate asking it to lift the immunity of former president Joseph Kabila so that he can be prosecuted for his alleged role in the rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The former head of State became a senator for life when he stepped down as president in January 2019.
