Speaker 1: International Criminal Court ICC Prosecutor Karin Kan has visited the
Speaker 1: Democratic Republic of Congo DC and issued notice to any
Speaker 1: worlord militia leader, including the leader of the Congo River
Speaker 1: Alliance AIRFC that included the M twenty three rebels Callemlanda,
Speaker 1: that the ICC is developing new ways for all parties
Speaker 1: in the ongoing conflict to partner with DC and the war,
Speaker 1: either by establishing a special court in Congo or through
Speaker 1: the independent work of the ICC Prosecutor's office, adding that
Speaker 1: justice is a right for all and the President of Congo,
Speaker 1: Felix Tich, secretly told the ICC that he has not
Speaker 1: plans to hold international conference in Kinshasa in April twenty
Speaker 1: twenty five to find sustainable solutions to the conflict, with
Speaker 1: ICC calling on any arm group, any armed forces, any
Speaker 1: allies of armed groups or armed forces that don't have
Speaker 1: a blunt check and the must comply with international humanitarian law,
Speaker 1: which ICC, through the effective application of the law, must
Speaker 1: show that the life of people in the DRC has
Speaker 1: equal value as those in all other situations addressed by
Speaker 1: the ICC. Details of the two days visits are presented
Speaker 1: below as reported as published in the ICC website statement
Speaker 1: the twenty seventh of February twenty twenty five, ICC prosecutor
Speaker 1: carring aak Case concludes visits to the DRC effecting justice
Speaker 1: must be at the heart of our response to this crisis.
Speaker 1: I have concluded my second mission to the Democratic Republic
Speaker 1: of the Congo DRC, held from twenty four to the
Speaker 1: twenty sixth of February twenty twenty five. This visits under
Speaker 1: line my commitment to further intensify the work of my
Speaker 1: office in delivering justice and accountability in the DRC, particularly
Speaker 1: in the East. This is something we cannot do alone.
Speaker 1: It will be delivered together with the victims, civil society,
Speaker 1: affected communities and national authorities of the DRC that I
Speaker 1: have met with in the last two days. Upon arrival.
Speaker 1: I recall the reactivation of my officer's investigations in the
Speaker 1: DRC has announced in October twenty twenty four and sent
Speaker 1: a clear message to those on the ground. Any arm group,
Speaker 1: any armed forces, any allies of armed groups or armed
Speaker 1: forces don't have a blank check. They must comply with
Speaker 1: international humanitarian law. Through the effective application of the law.
Speaker 1: We must show that the lives of those in the
Speaker 1: DRC have equal value as those in all other situations
Speaker 1: addressed by the ICC. During my visit, I had the
Speaker 1: honor of meeting with his Excellencive President Felix and twenty
Speaker 1: secondary teacher move Our discussions were candied and focused on
Speaker 1: the audience need to address the grave situation in the
Speaker 1: Eastern DRC, where violence has escalated alarmingly of a found
Speaker 1: our shared commitments to combating impunity and ensuring justice for
Speaker 1: victims of the most serious crimes. We agreed that to
Speaker 1: deliver lasting accountability, we must find a new way of
Speaker 1: doing things. In this spirit, the President Reya found his
Speaker 1: engagement to convern an international conference to be held in
Speaker 1: Empril in Kinshasa and at delivering a holistic, sustainable and
Speaker 1: comprehensive solution for justice in the DRC. Any world, any
Speaker 1: militia leader in any part of the DRC should be
Speaker 1: or notice that we are looking at new ways to
Speaker 1: forge a stronger partnership with the DRC. Whether it is
Speaker 1: the special Court that is to be established here or
Speaker 1: whether it is the independent work of my office, Justice
Speaker 1: is a right for all. I was also pleased to
Speaker 1: again have the opportunity to engage with the Prosecutor of
Speaker 1: the Cossisian Court, the Auditor General of the Armed Forces
Speaker 1: of the Democratic Republic of the Congo FARDC, and the
Speaker 1: First President of the High Military Court. My officer's judicial
Speaker 1: partners in the DRC to further explore our news for
Speaker 1: enhancing judicial cooperation and building stronger collaboration to reinforce the
Speaker 1: trust in the process in order to achieve an impact
Speaker 1: that will be filmed by victims and populations afflicted by
Speaker 1: these serials ongoing crimes. The meeting with the President of
Speaker 1: the Constitutional Cult and President of the Supreme Council of
Speaker 1: the Judiciary was another productive exchange, focusing on the need
Speaker 1: for a robust national judicial process in parallel with my
Speaker 1: officers ongoing investigations to end the long lasting cycle of
Speaker 1: violence and impunity. In the DRC, my delegation and I
Speaker 1: met with a group of victims of sexual violence holds
Speaker 1: testimonism on this call the augent need for justice and reparations.
Speaker 1: In my meeting with Heiassemble, Minister of Persons with Disabilities
Speaker 1: and other vulnerable persons, we discuss the importance of addressing
Speaker 1: the rights and protection for persons with disabilities. I emphasized
Speaker 1: my officer's commitment, in line with our corresponding policies published
Speaker 1: in December twenty twenty three, to seek accountability for gender
Speaker 1: based crimes and crimes against and affecting children whereabout the
Speaker 1: may arise. During my dialogue with representatives from various NGOs
Speaker 1: and CSOs, I iterated my officer's support to their call
Speaker 1: for empowerment in fulfilling their mandate, including through the hosting
Speaker 1: of two thematic round tables and the development and publication
Speaker 1: of guidance materials for non governmental organizations. My mission to
Speaker 1: the DRC would not have been possible without the support
Speaker 1: of MONUSCO and the personal engagement of x bin to
Speaker 1: keta Special representative of the Secretary General in the DRC
Speaker 1: and Health of Monusco, who once again with her excellent team,
Speaker 1: provided to me a very insightful overview of the situation.
Speaker 1: I am also grateful to Profess so Tello Lubangal, charge
Speaker 1: the Mission of the Health of the State, in charge
Speaker 1: of the cooperation with the ICC, and to all authorities
Speaker 1: for the vulnerable support provided during my stay. As we
Speaker 1: move forward, my office remains steadfast in its mandate to
Speaker 1: uphold justice and accountability. We call upon all stakeholders, victims, witnesses,
Speaker 1: national and international organizations, civil society groups, and state authorities
Speaker 1: to continue their cooperation and support in our collective pursuit
Speaker 1: of justice. This nation has reafound our collective determination to
Speaker 1: pursue justice for the victims of atrocities and to hold
Speaker 1: perpetrators accountable. I am grateful for the one welcome and
Speaker 1: the constructive dialogues that have taken place together through the
Speaker 1: investigations of my office and through our collective work to
Speaker 1: establish a farmer basis for domestic action in the DRC.
Speaker 1: Will now accelerate our work towards a future where justice
Speaker 1: prevails and the rights of all individuals are upheld. On
Speaker 1: February twenty seventh, twenty twenty five, we had reported that
Speaker 1: Konil Langar, the leader of the Congo River Alliance afc
Speaker 1: IN which includes the m twenty three rebels, has confound
Speaker 1: the death of eleven persons and sixty five other sustaining
Speaker 1: injuries when multiple bombs were detonated in the Congo city
Speaker 1: of Bukabo, when mammoth crowds of Congolese residents gathered at
Speaker 1: a rally organized by the rebel groups after the took
Speaker 1: over the town earlier in February twenty twenty five, with
Speaker 1: the Congolese President Felix tich Is secretly describing the bombings
Speaker 1: as a terrorist attack committed by a foreign army currently
Speaker 1: on Congolese soil. We had reported that the M twenty
Speaker 1: three rebels have announced the takeover of South Kiebo city
Speaker 1: of Bocamo in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo DRSE
Speaker 1: and now in control of another major airport in the
Speaker 1: Kivu region, the Kamomo Airport. After the cessationionist MPHI sathed
Speaker 1: Kongolie soldiers and foreign mercenaries. We had reported that the
Speaker 1: United Nations l says dozens of inmates, with more than
Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty female prisoners alongside their babies, were
Speaker 1: burnt alive. On January twenty seven, twenty twenty five, wins
Speaker 1: On detendees at Monzensee Prison in Goma self fire on
Speaker 1: the facility to escape after M twenty three advanced to
Speaker 1: take over the city, forcing prison guards to flee and
Speaker 1: short dead many inmates. It would be recalled. We had
Speaker 1: reported that, in a bitter reaction to the statement credited
Speaker 1: to South Africa President Syria Ramafosa over the killing of
Speaker 1: thirteen s A soldiers in Goma by M twenty three rebels.
Speaker 1: Rwanda President Paul Kadaba has topped of over President ramafosa
Speaker 1: description of Rwanda Defense Force EARLYF as a militia goom
Speaker 1: working with M twenty three and the SA president threat
Speaker 1: racial and commented on President SyRI Ramafosa at social media
Speaker 1: post published acqulled South Africa of being a party in
Speaker 1: the car inflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo who
Speaker 1: always launched offensive operations against M twenty three rebels, only
Speaker 1: trying to manipulate the public by those falsenik claiming to
Speaker 1: be a peacekeeper in the world. The ESA has joined
Speaker 1: hands to escalate this as hundreds of Romanian marcenaries contracted
Speaker 1: to fight against M twenty three rebels ceded or surrendered
Speaker 1: to M twenty three rebels in the presence of the
Speaker 1: rebels spokesperson wi Anguma in Guma, who was seen in
Speaker 1: videos warning and cautioning the Romanians never to come to
Speaker 1: Congo to fight against them. Before the Romanians were transported
Speaker 1: to Rumanda for further assistance to their country. We had
Speaker 1: reported that over one thousand two hundred men of the
Speaker 1: armed forces of Democratic Republic of Congo have seded or
Speaker 1: surrendered Guma, the country's largest city, to M twenty three rebels,
Speaker 1: with DRC military uniforms flooding the streets after the poll
Speaker 1: of the army attacks and took refuge at UN peacekeeping
Speaker 1: military base, living South Africa soldiers to continue to fight
Speaker 1: on but South African Military Formation in Congo in a
Speaker 1: statement denying the that its men did not surrender to
Speaker 1: M twenty three rebels, insisting that the white flag housted
Speaker 1: by one of his soldiers during heavy gun battle with
Speaker 1: the rebels was normal military tradition for both sides to
Speaker 1: ceasefire to enable the South African troops passage to receive
Speaker 1: medical supply and as well give room to the M
Speaker 1: twenty three rebels the opportunity to rescue their men. Angeled
Speaker 1: in front of the South African Military base near Guma Airport.
Speaker 1: These as thousands of pro government protesters attacked and warned
Speaker 1: some portions of US, French, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and other
Speaker 1: foreign embassies in Kinshasa. We previously had reported that thousands
Speaker 1: of prisoners at Monzantai prison facility in Goma the capital
Speaker 1: city of North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of
Speaker 1: Congo may have set themselves free after M twenty three
Speaker 1: rebels took control of Guma early morning hours, with videos
Speaker 1: posted online showing civilians flooding back to Goma and welcoming
Speaker 1: the M twenty three rebels in arousing manner. Earlier, we
Speaker 1: also reported that one of the most troubled countries in Africa,
Speaker 1: Democratic Republic of Congo government built civilian residents in the
Speaker 1: country to flood streets on Monday, the twenty seventh of
Speaker 1: January twenty twenty five, just as M twenty three rebels
Speaker 1: are now in control of Goma after killing the Congolse
Speaker 1: military commander, over nine South Africa soldiers a total of
Speaker 1: twelve UM peace keepers, forcing other Congolice soldiers to surrender
Speaker 1: their weapons before the three am Monday twenty seven, twenty
Speaker 1: twenty five dead line set. We had earlier in January
Speaker 1: twenty twenty five reported that M twenty three rebels in
Speaker 1: the Democratic Republic of Congo early this year advanced and
Speaker 1: since the town of Massese sam Perial The Congolice government
Speaker 1: sent one hundred and seventy two death row prisoners to executioners,
Speaker 1: with one hundred and two already confirmed executed, while the
Speaker 1: government kept more on the tod batch of seventy prisoners,
Speaker 1: including the May nineteen, twenty twenty four thirty seven coup
Speaker 1: plotters who were convicted and sentenced to their in September
Speaker 1: twenty twenty four, just as the country Minister of Justice,
Speaker 1: Constant Mutember threatened journalists with death penalty if the relate
Speaker 1: the activities of armed grouping described as Rwanda Army and
Speaker 1: its M twenty three auxiliaries Cossus Warman. Lady Brigid you
Speaker 1: bring me in a mortgage is aware