Highlights: DRC: Chérubin Okende's family decides to bury him without waiting for the results of the autopsy. The former Minister of Transport and Communications was assassinated on July 13 in Kinshasa. Despite the vagueness surrounding the circumstances of his death, the family opted for burial. The family wants to know who is behind the death of the former minister and what are the reasons for this act, says lawyer for the family, Me Laurent Onyemba. He adds that the family is annoyed, the widow does not work and poverty basically sets in.

The family of Chérubin Okende and his entourage took the decision to organize the funeral of the former Minister of Transport and Communications, assassinated on July 13 in Kinshasa.…

DRC: Chérubin Okende's family decides to bury him without waiting for the results of the autopsy

The family of Chérubin Okende and his entourage took the decision to organize the funeral of the former Minister of Transport and Communications, assassinated on July 13 in Kinshasa. This decision was announced Thursday February 1 after a meeting with the attorney general at the Gombe high court.

Congolese political opponent Chérubin Okende, here in March 2023, was found dead on July 13, 2023, his body riddled with bullets. AP - Samy Ntumba Shambuyi

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Kinshasa,

Patient Ligodi

Despite

the vagueness surrounding the circumstances of his death

, the family of Chérubin Okende opted for burial without waiting for the conclusions of the autopsy report carried out by the prosecution at the Kinshasa/Gombe high court. Beyond the report, the family wants to know who is behind the death of the former minister and what are the reasons for this act.

“

The most important answer for the family is to know who killed Chérubin Okende and why. The circumstances of his death are another thing. When you look at the direction of the prosecution, it only wants to rely on the circumstances of the death, but not to answer the fundamental question of knowing who killed him and why

,” explains Me Laurent Onyemba, lawyer for the family.

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In total, the family claims to have sent seven letters to the prosecutor's office, but none received a response. Faced with this situation, the widow and children decided to proceed with a sober and imminent burial. “

The family is annoyed, the widow does not work and poverty basically sets in. It is unfortunate to note that even the members of government and parliament who were with Chérubin Okende cannot go to the place of mourning because there is a black hand that is scary and there is no one who speaks

», continues Me Laurent Onyemba.

Procedures at the morgue have begun with a view to removing the body. On the legal front, the family intends to accelerate the procedure at the level of international authorities.

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DRC: Chérubin Okende's family decides to bury him without waiting for the results of the autopsy

DRC: Chérubin Okende's family decides to bury him without waiting for the results of the autopsy

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