In a statement the Congolese President said that, while he understands the frustration and the anger of the population, such feelings must be expressed within the rule of law.
He then called on all political class to avoid sending messages and making proposals that may cause provocation and divide the nation.
Protests erupted in the Congolese capital on Tuesday 23 June 2020; with properties belonging to senior politicians, including that of former Governor of Kinshasa Andre Kimbuta and former Speaker of the National Assembly Aubin Minaku, being vandalised .
The protest took place after news emerged that Aubin Minaku, who now serves as a Member of Parliament, had introduced a Bill that will see transformation within the judicial system. This could also lead to the Minister of Justice having some kind of power over the magistrates.
The protesters, most of whom are militants members of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), have viewed such move as an attempt by members of the Common Front for Congo(FCC) to capture the justice system and escape accountability.
The Common Front for Congo is a coalition movement that controls majority seats in the Congolese Parliament and Senate; their members also hold most of the cabinet posts, including the Ministry of Justice.
Minaku and many of his colleagues within the FCC had served under the previous regime of Joseph Kabila, and are suspected of involving in the massive looting of state resources.
With a new administration in charge, calls are growing for those who stole from the state in the time of Joseph Kabila, be arrested
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