Congolese forces criticised for killing protesters

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President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kabila.

The EU and the Catholic Church on Wednesday criticised Congolese security forces for the killing of five anti-government protesters in Kinshasa on New Year’s Eve.

The EU criticised what it called excessive violence during the action, also noting its concern that the internet was, at times, shut down during the operation.

The UN had previously estimated that five died and 120 were detained during the unrest.

Cardinal Laurent Pasinya, the archbishop of Kinshasa, went further, terming the government actions as “barbarism.”

Pasinya decried the fact that members of the security forces had used violence against protesters, who had been called to the streets by Catholic officials.

He noted that police officers disrupted services, deployed tear gas against people worshipping and fired bullets at churchgoers and…



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