{"id":17233,"date":"2020-06-17T03:56:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T07:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=17233"},"modified":"2020-06-17T03:56:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T07:56:45","slug":"dr-congo-judge-died-by-being-stabbed-in-the-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2020\/06\/17\/dr-congo-judge-died-by-being-stabbed-in-the-head\/","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo judge died by being ‘stabbed in the head’"},"content":{"rendered":"

A judge who was said to have died of a heart attack while overseeing a corruption trial involving the president’s chief of staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo actually died of stab wounds to the head, the justice minister has revealed.<\/p>\n

Celestin Tunda Ya Kasende said a murder investigation had now been launched.<\/p>\n

In May, police said Judge Raphael Yanyi had died of a heart attack.<\/p>\n

He had been presiding over the trial for corruption of Vital Kamerhe.<\/p>\n

But an autopsy has since shown “he died a violent death, due to the blows of sharp points or knife-like objects, which were thrust into his head”, Justice Minister Celestin Tunda Ya Kasende told Reuters news agency on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Yanyi’s body also showed signs of “toxic substances in non-lethal doses”, the justice ministry said.<\/p>\n

Mr Kamerhe, once a key member of President Felix Tshisekedi’s government, is accused of embezzling more than $50m (\u00a339m) of public funds. He denies all accusations of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

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Vital Kamerhe is accused of embezzling more than $50 million (\u00a339 million) of public funds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His supporters believe the trial is politically motivated – aimed at stopping him from running for president in the future.<\/p>\n

Mr Kamerhe is the most high-profile politician to have faced such charges in the country. The trial continued with a replacement judge after Yanyi’s death.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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