Some electoral observer agents from the International Organization for the Fight against Electoral Injustice and Corruption (Oilice), Luebo branch, were arrested on Monday by elements of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR). The reason for their arrest is not yet known. They are 3 agents Muanza Narcisse, Ngalamulume Faustin and Ngalamulume Bien Aimé.
According to the head of the Grand Kasaï pool of this NGO, Evariste Kamba, who provides the information, this arrest is supported by politicians to prevent the observation of the identification and voter registration operations.
“I have just learned of the kidnapping of some agents of the international NGO Oilice from the Luebo branch by the ANR, without valid reason under the influence of politicians to prevent the observation of the identification and voter registration operations. in Luebo territory. They have been kept there in a secret dungeon since Monday,” he said.
Me Evariste Kamba regrets that clandestine cells still exist in the DRC and demands the unconditional release of these agents.
“I worry when there are still secret dungeons in the DRC. I take this opportunity to demand the release of these agents who want the identification and enrollment operations to be transparent, otherwise we will seize the higher authorities, because they did so to meet the needs of politicians in the registration centers without observers”.
As a reminder, the voter identification and registration operations in Kasai are under the observation of this democracy support NGO, which has deployed its electoral observers in the registration centers of the city of Tshikapa and rural communes. from Luebo and Kamonia.
Jadot Lukadi
