DRC coup plotters appear in SA court
2013-02-07 12:58
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Pretoria - Prosecutors said on Thursday that 19 suspected
Congolese rebels arrested in South Africa offered mineral rights for weapons
and assistance in overthrowing Congolese President Joseph Kabila.
One of the suspects was identified as James Kazongo, a US
citizen. US Embassy spokesperson Jack Hillmeyer said the embassy has confirmed
Kazongo's identity and his US citizenship.
"South African authorities got in touch with our
consular officers, who have visited him. We have been in touch with him and
communicated with his family and provided consular services," Hillmeyer said.
At the court hearing on Thursday in Pretoria, prosecutors said the alleged rebels belong to a group called the Union
of the Nationalists for Renewal.
The accused do not have lawyers and one of them stood and
said police had denied him access to lawyers and his family since his arrest.
Prosecutors said the suspected rebels dealt only with
undercover police officers, who recorded all their encounters.
- SAPA
