Monday, June 7, 2010

DR Congo suspends police chief over activist murder

KINSHASA — The Democratic Republic of Congo said Sunday it had suspended its police chief and arrested several officers in a high-profile probe into the murder of a human rights campaigner.
The move came as a source close to the presidency said a police colonel had blamed the killing last week of Floribert Chebeya, which sparked international condemnation, on the national police chief John Numbi.
The source said Colonel Daniel Mukalay, head of the police special service, had confessed to a role in the murder and had pointed the finger at Numbi.

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