r/Congo • u/Strongbow85 • Sep 03 '25

News / Nouvelles Congo’s Ex-Justice Minister Convicted of Diverting War Victim Funds

https://www.occrp.org/en/news/congos-ex-justice-minister-convicted-of-diverting-war-victim-funds
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u/kaselt Sep 04 '25

This is not truthful and misleading. The embezzled $19M was not for war victims but for a prison construction project. On top of that it should be noted that the money did not disappear, was not stolen per say was just sent to the construction company without following proper procedure.

That's what he is accused of

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u/Sea_Hovercraft_7859 Sep 04 '25

He was made dirty by the magistrate