DRC minister says sanctions are illegal
The US and EU sanctions against several high ranking officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are ‘illegal’ under international law, according to country’s communication minister Lambert Mende.
He says the DRC government is going to appeal against them at the UN Security Council and ”in several European courts”.
However, the sanctions have been welcomed by Human rights watch. “Most critical is that Kabila make a public commitment to respect the constitution and announce he will step down from office, ” the human rights organisation said.
