The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has just welcomed the decision of the High Military Court not to grant provisional release to one of the defendants in the Mwangachuchu case, a Congolese national deputy. The civil party considers that this decision is fair, given the seriousness of the offenses with which the defendant is accused and the flagrant nature of the case.
National deputy Édouard Mwangachuchu and another defendant are currently accused of treason, espionage, participation in an insurrectionary movement, as well as illegal possession of weapons of war. This highly publicized affair is linked to the discovery of weapons of war in the residence of the deputy in Kinshasa, and in the premises of his company SMB, located in North Kivu.
The High Military Court also refused the deputy’s request for provisional release for medical reasons. Indeed, the defendant requested a release to be able to go to his medical appointments, but the court deemed it “unreasonable”, since he was still in a flagrant situation.
Trésor Tendate, the lawyer for the Democratic Republic of Congo, welcomed this decision by the High Military Court. According to him, this one well justified its stop by respecting the rules of the penitentiary system, which fall under the guard of the prison. In the event of illness, the prison authorities will be responsible for ascertaining the defendant’s state of health.
This case is of unprecedented gravity, and the DRC is closely monitoring the development of events. The authorities hope that justice will be served as soon as possible so that the culprits are punished according to law