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Convicted War Criminal Lubanga Forms New Rebel Group in Eastern DRC to Overthrow Government
Convicted War Criminal Lubanga Forms New Rebel Group in Eastern DRC to Overthrow Government
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Convicted war criminal Thomas Lubanga has announced the creation of a new rebel group in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, based in the... 01.04.2025, Sputnik Africa
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A new rebel movement called the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CPR) has both political and military elements, including armed forces in three areas of the Ituri province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but has not yet launched military operations, Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga told a UK media outlet on Monday.The Congolese authorities have yet to respond to Lubanga's announcement on the creation of the new rebel group.The creation of the CPR threatens civilians and regional security, the head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC, Bintou Keita, said at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the DRC.Lubanga was convicted by the ICC in 2012 for recruiting child soldiers and sentenced to 14 years in prison, deducting the time he had already spent in custody since his surrender to the ICC in 2006. He was released from prison in 2020.After Lubanga's release, DRC President Felix Tshisekedi appointed him to the Ituri Peace Task Force. But in 2022, Lubanga was taken hostage by the rebel group CODECO and reportedly accused the government of complicity in his two-month detention.
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Convicted War Criminal Lubanga Forms New Rebel Group in Eastern DRC to Overthrow Government
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Convicted war criminal Thomas Lubanga has announced the creation of a new rebel group in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, based in the province of Ituri, and called on the Congolese people to overthrow the government and join the group.
A new rebel movement called the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CPR) has both political and military elements, including armed forces in three areas of the Ituri province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but has not yet launched military operations, Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga told a UK media outlet on Monday.
The Congolese authorities have yet to respond to Lubanga's announcement on the creation of the new rebel group.
The creation of the CPR threatens civilians and regional security, the head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC,
Bintou Keita, said at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the DRC.
"In Ituri, alongside the threat posed by the ADF, clashes between CODECO and Zairian armed groups have intensified, particularly in the Djugu and Mahagi territories. These groups have targeted civilians near mining areas, farmland, and internally displaced persons sites. The announcement by Thomas Lubanga, a former convict of the International Criminal Court [ICC], of the creation of a new politico-military movement in Ituri, the CPR, also threatens civilians and regional security," she stated.
Lubanga was convicted by the ICC in 2012 for recruiting child soldiers and sentenced to 14 years in prison, deducting the time he had already spent in custody since his surrender to the ICC in 2006. He was released from prison in 2020.
After Lubanga's release, DRC President Felix Tshisekedi appointed him to the Ituri Peace Task Force. But in 2022, Lubanga was taken hostage by the rebel group CODECO and reportedly accused the government of complicity in his two-month detention.
