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President Joseph Kabila has suspended every official accused in a U.N. report on the plunder of Congo’s gold, diamond and other riches, presidential aides announced.
The suspensions come a week after the war-riven central African nation announced a judicial inquiry.
A UN report to the Security Council on Oct. 21 accused dozens of officials and others linked to the armies and governments of Congo, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Uganda of taking advantage of a four-year war to funnel out billions of dollars in Congo’s diamonds, gold and other mineral wealth.
A Kabila aide said the state prosecutor would open a judicial inquiry. He did not say how long the officials would be suspended.
