By RFIPosted 18-08-2019Modified on 18-08-2019 at 04:45

Both deputies, Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso and Claudia Sassou-Nguesso are accused embezzlement of public funds.

A dozen organizations of Congolese civil society, led by the Congolese Observatory of Human Rights (OCDH), demanded Saturday, August 17 the lifting of parliamentary immunity and the opening of a parliamentary inquiry and Judge against Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso and Claudia Sassou-Nguesso , sons and daughters of the Congolese President and both deputies.

On 6 August, in a report released on Tuesday, the NGO accused the younger son of Congolese President Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso, 44, of having diverted more than 50 million dollars of public funds into his favor. 2014. According to another Global Witness survey published in April, 47-year-old Sister Claudia Sassou-Nguesso was reported to have received nearly $ 20 million of apparently diverted public funds used to purchase a luxury apartment in the United States. Trump Hotel & Tower in New York.

The declaration of this civil society organization platform was read on Saturday during a briefing by Trésor Nzila, director of the OCDH.

We, the civil society organization, reserve the right to lodge a complaint against these alleged financial criminals ...

Trésor Nzila, director of the OCDH

18-08-2019 - By Loïcia Martial

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