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Jul
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Former DRC PM faces arrest warrant in graft case

Former DRC PM faces arrest warrant in graft case

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PROSECUTORS in the Democratic Republic of Congo have issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon over allegations he misappropriated $140 million, two government sources told Reuters. Matata, who served as prime minister under former President Joseph Kabila from 2012-2016, has faced corruption accusations as investigators appointed by President Felix Tshisekedi dig into the conduct of the previous government. Matata has denied any wrongdoing and says the accusations are part of a smear campaign against him. The two sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the information was not yet public, said the warrant was issued…
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Jul
06
2021
By The African Mirror
Ex-DRC PM’s immunity lifted, faces graft allegations

Ex-DRC PM’s immunity lifted, faces graft allegations

NEWS
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo's former prime minister Matata Ponyo Mapon's parliamentary immunity has been lifted, as the Senate leadership announced it had authorised a criminal investigation into allegations he misappropriated $140 million. Congo's public prosecutor last month accused Matata of ordering payments to people without valid claims to government compensation under a law meant to reimburse foreign businesspeople who had their properties seized in the 1970s. The prosecutor, Jean-Paul Mukolo, said Matata personally benefited from the payments while serving as finance minister in 2011, but Mukolo did not provide evidence of this. Matata, who served as prime minister from 2012-2016,…
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Jun
17
2021
By The African Mirror
DRC’s ex-PM face charges

DRC’s ex-PM face charges

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TANIS BUJAKERA and AARON ROSS THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s Senate has rejected a request by prosecutors to lift former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon's immunity so they could indict him for his role in a failed agriculture project in which investigators say $200 million disappeared. Prosecutors hoped to charge Matata, who served as the DRC's prime minister under former President Joseph Kabila from 2012 to 2016, with fraud, misappropriation of funds and dereliction of duty in connection with the project. Matata has denied wrongdoing, including any responsibility for the missing funds. Matata hailed the project, known as Bukanga…
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