📍 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, also known as Hyppolite Kanambe, was sentenced to death by the High Military Court.
According to the judgment, Kabila was found guilty of:
- Abandoning his Congolese nationality in favor of Rwandan nationality,
- Gaining unlawful power in the DRC,
- Committing crimes considered a major violation of the Congolese Constitution.
Financial Penalties
In addition to the death penalty, Joseph Kabila has been ordered to:
- Pay $30 billion USD to the Congolese state, payable in Congolese francs,
- Forfeit all his assets,
- Pay $2 billion USD in reparations to both North Kivu and the city of Isiro.
Additional Charges
Despite being a senator for life, Kabila must still answer before the military court for over 120 counts, including:
- Crimes against humanity,
- Large-scale corruption,
- Fraud,
- Other grave violations committed in the DRC.
This ruling is considered one of the most historic and politically sensitive verdicts in the history of the DRC’s judiciary, with wide implications for the country’s politics and reconciliation process.
🖊 Author: Mangwa
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