DR Congo seeks to remove ex-President Kabila's immunity

The authorities successful the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to assistance erstwhile President Joseph Kabila's immunity from prosecution aft accusing him of backing rebels successful the east.

There was a "substantial assemblage of documents, grounds and worldly facts" linking Kabila to the M23 equipped group, Justice Minister Constant Mutamba said connected Wednesday.

The M23 presently controls parts of the mineral-rich eastbound of the state aft making important advances earlier this year.

Kabila, 53, has not commented connected the accusations but has successful the past denied immoderate transportation with the insurgents.

He led DR Congo for 18 years, aft succeeding his begetter Laurent, who was changeable dormant successful 2001. Joseph Kabila was conscionable 29 astatine the time.

After stepping down, helium was fixed the rubric of "senator for life", which gives him ineligible immunity.

In bid to prosecute a ineligible case, DR Congo's subject authoritative has asked the legislature to overturn this.

There were reports past period that Kabila had returned to the state – visiting M23-held Goma - aft spending 2 years successful South Africa.

But these were denied by his governmental party, the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy.