Controversy erupted in Kinshasa after the demonstration of Saturday, May 20, dispersed by the police. Congolese Human Rights Minister Albert-Fabrice Puela condemned "acts of repression" and "brutality" against protesters, including "minors" The provincial authorities, for their part, insist that the agreed route was not respected as well as the violence of the demonstrators.
One person died, according to security sources, during the two simultaneous pro- and anti-government demonstrations.