<SANITIZED> THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ASSASSINATION OF FORMER PRESIDENT LAURENT-DESIRE KABILIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: September 18, 2017
• Case Number: F-2016-00031
• Publication Date: March 23, 2001

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THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE
ASSASSINATION OF FORMER PRESIDENT LAURENTDESIRE KABILA
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SUMMARY: NONE.
TEXT:
1.
THE DROC COMMISSION INVESTIGATING THE 16 JANUARY
ASSASSINATION OF THE LATE PRESIDENT LAURENT-DESIRE KABILA WOULD
NOT REAM ANY CONMUETONE TN THE WAR FUTURE.
THE EXTENSION OF THE
COMMISSION'S CURRENT MANDATE UNTIL 7 APRIL WOULD. PASS WITHOUT A
REPORT BEING ISSUED OR CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE ASSASSINATION BEING
SUBMITTED.
2. THE COMMISSION IS FACED WITH A
VARIETY OF COMPETING ACCOUNTS OF THE ASSASSINATION.
MUCH EVIDENCE HAS APPARENTLY BEEN DESTROYED, AND THIS HAS POSED
PROBLEMS FOR THE COMMISSION IN ATTEMPTING TO.RECONSTRUCT THE
71TRNTP amn P7SIBLE BACKGROUND TO THE ASSASSINATION.
BECAUSE OF CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS, THEORIES, AND LACK
OF CRITICAL EVIDENCE, THE INVESTIGATN rOnT,D TAKE A CONSIDERABLY
MORE TIME THAN ORIGINALLY EXPECTED. COMMENT: THE
COMMISSION IS REACHING THE END OF A 30-DAY EXTENSION ON ITS
ORIGINAL ONE-MONTH MANDATE. THE
INVESTIGATION COULD DRAG ON INDEFINITELY, NOT APPEAR
CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PUBLIC PRESSURE ON THE
COMMISSION TO PRODUCE ITS CONCLUSIONS.)
3. PRIMARY SUSPICION CONTINUES TO
BE DIRECTED TOWARD CONGOLESE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE
ASSASSINATION, INCLUDING SOME WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FORMER
PRESIDENT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF INVOLVEMENT IN
THE ASSASSINATION OF FORMER ZAIRE ARMED FORCES (EX-FAZ) OFFICERS
CURRENTLY RESIDING OUTSIDE THE DROC IN BRAZZAVILLE, REPUBLIC OF
THE CONGO.
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