DR Congo’s ex-President Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia | Joseph Kabila News

Head of military tribunal says Kabila convicted of several crimes, including treason, murder and torture.

A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has sentenced former President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia.

Lieutenant General Joseph Mutombo Katalayi, who presided over the military tribunal, said on Tuesday that Kabila was convicted of various crimes, including treason, crimes against humanity, murder, sexual assault, torture and insurrection.