/ 18 December 2000

WATCHDOG WORRIED ABOUT EXECUTIONS

A CONGOLESE human rights association has expressed concern about the alleged extra-judicial execution of a Congolese army commander and dozens of his colleagues by the Kinshasa regime. The Congolese Association for the Defence of Human Rights (Azadho) has accused President Laurent Kabila’s government of having executed Commander Masasu Lindaga and 36 of his colleagues early this month. So far there has been no response from the Kinshasa government and the military authorities.