Responding to a petition tabled against him , the deputy speaker of Congo's National Assembly Jean-Marc Kabund, highlighted various irregularities and violations in terms of the procedures required to be followed.
Kabund pointed to Article 31 (paragraph 4) of the Internal National Assembly Procedures, which requires a petition brought against a member of the National Assembly be debated and voted on within 72hrs of being tabled.
According to a memo of the parliamentary session, the petition to have Kabund removed from his post as the deputy speaker of parliament was tabled on 15 May 2020; however it was yet to be debated and voted on.
An official correspondent was submitted to Kabund on 18 May 2020 by the speaker of parliament, Jeanine Mabunda, informing him of the petition; it was from there that Kabund raised the issue of irregularities.
In his reply Kabund also questioned the legality of the letter sent to him by Mabunda, pointing to the incoherence in terms of the dates. He further disregarded the credibility of parliamentarian Jean-Jacque Mamba , who brought the petition forward; Mamba has been accused of forging the signatures of some members in order to secure the 62 signatures on the petition form.
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