SA searches for 2 more alleged DRC rebels
2013-02-08 15:03
Johannesburg - Police were on Friday still searching for two
men who were part of a group accused of plotting to overthrow DRC President
Joseph Kabila.
"Indications are they might still be in the country;
law enforcement authorities are searching for them," said spokesperson
Brigadier Lindela Mashigo.
The two are General William Amuri Yakutumbu and Etienne
Kabila, reported to be Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's
half-brother.
A group of 19 alleged rebels from the DRC, which included a
United States citizen, appeared in the Pretoria Regional Court on Thursday to
face charges under the Foreign Military Assistance Act.
They were arrested in Limpopo on Tuesday after months of
investigation.
The men were not asked to enter pleas and were ordered to
return to court on 14 February.
The DRC was recently attacked by militants thought to have
the backing of neighbouring Rwanda.
The DRC's mineral-rich east has been unstable and often
engulfed by fighting since a 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
- SAPA
