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Company January 26, 2016
Maniema: a peaceful march turns to tragedy
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A Salamabila to over 420 km of Kindu in Maniema, the tension was vivid Tuesday. A peaceful march turned into a drama. Result: one dead and several wounded. The population was angrily took to the streets to protest against the non respect of the specifications by the mining company Banro Mining. As the demonstrators approached the installations of the company, the shots rang out, says a witness. Yet the march was authorized by the administrator of the territory. A sit-in was even planned. Against all odds, a captain committed to the security of the Banro company is allowed to shoot from close range in the crowd. One of the protesters died on the spot. It is the responsibility of the local NGO Human Rights Voice of the Voiceless. The killer captain was immediately arrested by a detachment of the military prosecutor Salamabila, indicates a local authority. The army had to intervene to calm the situation. The president of the civil society of Maniema, John Masimamngo denounced this barbarism and demand the opening of an investigation into this serious incident. The local population indignant outcry and expects that the perpetrators are actually punished. We are waiting for justice for the innocent blood was shed there, said an activist for human rights. At nightfall, the mining town regained its calm. But the population remains traumatized by the unexplained and violent jeopardizes police officers committed to the security of Namoya Mining.

http://www.radiookapi.net/2016/01/26/actualite/societe/maniema-un-activiste-des-droits-de-lhomme-abattu-salamabila

An activist of Human Rights was shot dead by a police officer Tuesday, January 26 during a peaceful march organized by civil society Salamabila in the territory Kabambare (Maniema).

According to witnesses, three other people were seriously injured.

The demonstrators denounced the failure by the mining company Banro its commitments to the local community.

The cluster head Kitababeya, Jean Paul Amisi Mugalu, one of three groups of Salamabila sector, reports that a police officer has arisen amid the protesters, pulling the president of the local civil society.

"The president of the civil society was mending people so that there are no drapes. A captain of the Congolese national police arose pulling the man in the presence of a major who forbade him, "says the group leader.

The same source also reported that the wounded are being treated in a hospital. The officer was arrested.

Following this incident, panic reigned for a few hours before the situation Salamabila again become calm.