KABILA REGIME AND DETENTION OF EUGÈNE DIOMI NDONGALA AND OTHERS

That this House expresses its gravest concern at the continued detention of the Congolese MP and Opposition leader, Eugène Diomi Ndongala, his aide, Verdict Mituntwa and Etienne Tshisekedi's deputy chief of staff Jean-Claude Ndala on charges which Save the Congo considers as a political ploy to suffocate and intimidate the opposition into submission; notes with concern that this is not the first time that Colonel Kanyama, notoriously known as Esprit de Mort (the one who kills) and his henchmen have kidnapped opposition activists; commends the courage of Congolese rights agency such as Congolese League for Access to Justice and the Association of Young Advocates for an Integral Leadership for raising awareness of this issue despite harassment and abuses by state security forces; and calls on the Government to do all it can to exert its influence on the Kabila regime to secure the immediate release of Eugène Diomi Ndongala, Verdict Mituntwa and Jean-Claude Ndala.