DRC seeks to lift ex-President Kabila’s immunity over alleged war crimes | Mining News

Joseph Kabila denies charges of treason and war crimes amid escalating tensions in volatile eastern provinces.

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have asked the Senate to lift the immunity of former President Joseph Kabila so he could face trial on charges of supporting a rebel uprising in the country’s east, the justice minister says.

Constant Mutamba told reporters in the capital, Kinshasa, on Wednesday evening that authorities have amassed clear evidence…