Police Inspectorate General warns officers against praising rebel groups

In Kinshasa on October 27, the inspector general of the Congolese National Police, senior divisional commissioner Philémon Patience Mushid Yav, warned police officers and administrative staff against any conduct or speech that could support armed groups in eastern DRC. He reminded them of their duty of loyalty to the country, its institutions and the head of state, and said there would be no pardon for those praising the enemy. He also stressed political neutrality, respect for the chain of command, and a ban on political statements—including on social media—under threat of prosecution.