D.R. Congo: Tshisekedi Pledges To Free Political Prisoners - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 1, 2019
The new president of the Democratic Republic ofCongo, Felix Tshisekedi, says he wants to free all political prisoners withinthe next 10 days.
Tshisekedi made the announcement as he unveiled his“emergency programme for the first 100 days.
In a speech he said he would ask the justiceminister to release all those held in jail for their political views.
Tshisekedi assumed office in January, taking overfrom Joseph Kabila, who had been in power for 18 years.
But the result was disputed and Kabila remainspolitically powerful.
His speech also raised the possibility of politicalexiles being allowed to return home to the D.R. Congo.