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Three suspects in U.N. experts' killing escape jail in Congo
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MAY 7, 2019 / 7:44 AM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
Three suspects in U.N. experts' killing escape jail in Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Three suspects in the killing of two U.N. investigators in Democratic Republic of Congo escaped from prison overnight, a defense lawyer in the case said on Tuesday.
Evariste Ilunga Lumu, Kanowa Tshiaba and Mbayi Amoxi Tshikangu are on trial accused of participating in the killing of American Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan, a Swede, in March 2017.
The U.N. investigators were probing alleged atrocities during fighting in the central Kasai region between government forces and the local Kamuina Nsapu militia, which prosecutors blame for their deaths.
Ilunga is the only defendant among more than a dozen on trial to have admitted having participated in the killings. An army colonel and an informant for the national intelligence service, the ANR, have also been arrested in connection with the case.
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Three suspects in U.N. experts' killing escape jail in Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Three suspects in the killing of two U.N. investigators in Democratic Republic of Congo escaped from prison overnight, a defense lawyer in the case said on Tuesday.
Evariste Ilunga Lumu, Kanowa Tshiaba and Mbayi Amoxi Tshikangu are on trial accused of participating in the killing of American Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan, a Swede, in March 2017.
The U.N. investigators were probing alleged atrocities during fighting in the central Kasai region between government forces and the local Kamuina Nsapu militia, which prosecutors blame for their deaths.
Ilunga is the only defendant among more than a dozen on trial to have admitted having participated in the killings. An army colonel and an informant for the national intelligence service, the ANR, have also been arrested in connection with the case.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-violence-un/three-suspects-in-u-n-experts-killing-escape-jail-in-congo-idUSKCN1SD1A7