Sunday 23 August 2020

KINSHASA: EX CHIEF OF STAFF FOR PRESIDENT FELIX TSHISEKEDI, TRANSFERRED FROM PRISON TO HOSPITAL, AMIDST CALLS FOR HIS RELEASE



Vital Kamerhe was rushed to a local hospital in Kinshasa, late on Sunday, after his health situation deteriorated on the day. It's unclear what the former Chief of Staff was suffering from, but according to relatives his condition was critical. Rumours of him having catched the coronavirus remains unfounded as no reliable source has confirmed such revelation.

Kamerhe was taken from Kinshasa's Central Makala Prison where he was serving a 20 year prison sentence for embezzling millions of dollars (usd) disbursed for the development of social houses for the military and police.

 His lawyers have in multiple occasions submitted applications to have him released on health grounds, however this has been rejected by the court. Next month the Appeal Court of Gombe in Kinshasa is expected to hear an application challenging Kamerhe's 20 years prison sentence and demanding his immediate release.

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