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Apr
09
2023
By The African Mirror
DRC: Italian envoy’s killers jailed for life

DRC: Italian envoy’s killers jailed for life

NEWS
SONIA ROLLEY A Democratic Republic of Congo military court sentenced six men to life in prison over the death of the Italian ambassador, his bodyguard and driver, according to a lawyer. Envoy Luca Attanasio, Italian bodyguard Vittorio Iacovacci and their Congolese driver Mustapha Milambo were killed on February 22, 2021, during a botched kidnapping as they drove to a World Food Programme project from the eastern city of Goma. A lawyer representing Italy, Boniface Balamage, told Reuters that five of the people sentenced to life were already in prison while one was at large and tried in absentia. "On the…
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Mar
22
2023
By The African Mirror
Chad sentences 441 rebels to life in prison over ex-president Deby’s death

Chad sentences 441 rebels to life in prison over ex-president Deby’s death

NEWS
A court in Chad sentenced more than 400 rebels to life in prison over the death of former president Idriss Deby, who was killed on the frontline of a battle against their group in 2021, their lawyer said. The trial of 465 members of the Libyan-based Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) rebel group started on February 13 in the capital N'Djamena. The criminal chamber of N'Djamena's court of appeal on Tuesday found 441 defendants guilty of acts of terrorism, undermining national security and endangering the life of the head of state among other charges. FACT leader Mahamat…
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Nov
04
2022
By The African Mirror
War crimes: France jails Liberian rebel for life

War crimes: France jails Liberian rebel for life

NEWS
RIGHTS groups lauded the conviction in Paris of former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara, who was sentenced to life in prison for atrocities committed during the West African country's first civil war. Kamara was found guilty on Wednesday of perpetrating torture and "barbaric acts" in 1993 when he was part of a rebel group known as the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) active during the conflict. One of his lawyers, Maryline Secci, told Reuters in an email on Thursday that she would appeal the sentence. Kamara has maintained his innocence. The Paris Criminal Court that delivered its…
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