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Maniema: one member called Banro to compensate victims dislodged from its concession

Maniema: one member called Banro to compensate victims dislodged from its concession
Published on Thurs., 01/28/2016 - 12:46 | Modified Thurs. 01/28/2016 - 3:04 p.m.

The mining company Banro will compensate artisanal five hundred forty-seven miners evicted from their careers in the concession of the undertaking. This was recommended Wednesday, January 27 Djumanini Malisawa MP for the riding of Kabambare in reaction to the death of the president of the civil society of this town.

He said the mining company Banro will also support the family of the activist of human rights who was killed Tuesday, January 26 during a peaceful march organized by civil society Salamabila in the territory of Kabambare, against this company.

Tuesday 26 January, residents of Salamabila call on civil society demonstrated to denounce the non-respect by the mining company Banro its commitments to the local community.

As part of the social contract that binds it to the local population, the Banro company should build a modern technical school for this community. What she never did. According to witnesses, a police officer emerged amid protesters and shot the president of the local civil society who died instantly.

For elected Kabambare, Banro company is indirectly guilty of this tragedy.

"This tragedy is the consequence of non-Compliance by Banro agreements it has concluded with the indigenous population. This serious condition, registered Salamabila today is caused by the violation of the laws of the DRC by the company "denounced MP Djumanini Malisawa before simply require the suspension of the company activities Salamabila.

Banro side, we take compliance with agreements signed with the local population, said the vice president of the mining company Desire Sangara in reaction to protests of local people.

He said his company is still waiting for a response of the population in connection with plans for the construction of the technical school plans they had submitted long ago to the approval of the population.

Desire Sangara considered that the suspension of Banro activities will Salamabila a blow to projects that his company plans to undertake for this community.