DRC: Opponent Prince Epenge demands his passport seized by the ANR

Kinshasa, March 14, 2024 – For eight months, the passport of opponent Prince Epenge has reportedly been seized by the National Intelligence Agency (ANR) for political reasons.

This close friend of Martin Fayulu says he contacted the officials of the ANR, a service attached to the Presidency of the Republic, in order to assert his rights.

According to Maître Mayengele, lawyer for the opponent Epenge, his client’s passport application file was submitted on September 8, 2023. Although the identification and fingerprinting were carried out, the photographic capture was never taken. occurred.

The lawyer directly accuses Léon Mulaja, an ANR agent, of withholding the file under the pretext of additional investigations.

For this jurist, this situation is described as a form of discrimination and political persecution, violating several legal and constitutional provisions protecting the rights of citizens, including the Constitution of the DRC, the Penal Code, as well as various international instruments relating to rights. humans.

Thus, he asks the AG of the ANR to intervene so that the file is released and that the process of issuing the passport can continue, putting an end to what he considers to be an arbitrary act and an obstruction of rights. fundamentals of its client.

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2024-03-14 17:45:15
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