The trial, broadcast on national television, is followed by millions of Congolese. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), it is very rare for the powerful to be held accountable, even less for corruption and directly. For several weeks, however, Vital Kamerhe, the chief of staff of President Félix Tshisekedi and unofficial number two of the regime, must explain himself before a judge on his management and the supposed embezzlement of $ 50 million. Citizens therefore attend fascinated debates, during which the prosecution and the defense return blows, wetting the passage of ministers, advisers or the director of the Central Bank. The soap opera took an even more surprising turn with the death on May 27 of judge Raphaël Yanyi that rumor and social networks immediately attributed to one or the other of the parties, and never to fate.
But the fight is uneven. Thursday, the public prosecutor demanded twenty years in prison against Vital
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