Prince Epenge’s Arrest: ECiDé Fears for His Life and Cites the Okende Precedent

Prince Epenge, an ADD Congo opposition figure and member of the Lamuka coalition, is being held at the National Cyberdefense Council in Kinshasa over alleged “spreading of false rumors” concerning the death of Manassé Lomboto. ECiDé Secretary-General Devos Kitoko says Epenge was prevented from traveling to Rome with a C64 delegation and arrested after insisting on getting his passport; his phones were seized and he was allegedly blindfolded. Kitoko says Epenge has been unable to see his lawyer or doctor and suffers from gastritis, and had not eaten or taken his medication before associates delivered them. The excerpt ends as Kitoko describes precautions taken to check the food given to the detainee.