DECLARATION SUR LA SITUATION POLITIQUE EN RDC (31/12/2016)

Certains politiciens congolais ont maîtrisé, voire même perfectionné l’art de penser plus avec leurs ventres qu’avec leurs têtes. Est-ce que ces gens arrivent-ils vraiment à fermer l’œil la nuit ? Trouvez un autre emploi n’importe où au monde si vous êtes intelligents et qualifiés !  Laissez ce peuple tranquille, il en a marre de votre folie pour le pouvoir et pour l’enrichissement illicite en complicité avec la criminalité internationale organisée ! Quelle honte ! Quelle vie gâchée ! Bassesse humaine sous sa forme la plus primitive ! Arrêtez cette folie !

Signée : Jean Kapenda, Professor of Criminal Justice

http://www.voaafrique.com/a/rd-congo-ultimes-tractations-avant-la-possible-conclusion-d-un-accord-politique-/3657996.html

 

STATEMENT ON TRANSITION IN THE DRC (12/25/2016)

I strongly condemn the crimes against humanity and other large-scale violations of human rights committed before, on, and after the expiry of former President Joseph Kabila's last term in office, which ended on December 19, 2016 at midnight.

It is an insult to humankind and decency any overt or covert intent to reward human rights violators and their political allies with roles during the long-awaited transition to democracy. Three generations of imbeciles governing the Congo since 1960 is more than enough.

Kabila's regime and its backers from transnational organized crime belong now to Congo's shameful past. Another tyranny has come to an end, sadly, in the Heart of Darkness! It has left behind scores of deaths, empty coffers, and a multitude of domestic and transnational criminals waiting for their chance to feed on the Congo again. It is a moral obligation to intervene and stop another stupidity or madness from taking place in the DRC. Three generations of imbeciles at the helm of the DRC is enough!

http://www.voanews.com/a/congo-protests-rights-group/3644949.html

http://www.voanews.com/a/congolese-president-stays-in-office-after-term-s-end-amid-high-political-tension/3645173.html

http://www.voanews.com/a/congo-political-deal-possible-to-end-crisis-negotiators-say/3648145.html

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/12/24/world/africa/24reuters-congo-politics.html?_r=0

DECLARATION SUR LA TRANSITION EN RDC (24/12/2016)

Chers Compatriotes,

La nation est en crise et le moment est venu où l’on pourra clairement discerner entre les patriotes et ceux qui ne pensent qu’à leurs ventres et qu’avec leurs ventres. Le sang a trop coulé et aucune vie humaine n’est plus précieuse que l’autre.

La transition doit bien partir cette fois-ci, sans tutelle directe ou indirecte de la dictature, des alliés de la dictature, et de la criminalité internationale organisée. La nation se retrouve encore sur la case zéro, comme pendant les troubles de 1959.

Ne permettez plus que la transition soit mal repartie en cette occasion ! Bon courage, compatriotes !

Jean Kapenda, Professor of Criminal Justice

TRANSITION DEMOCRATIQUE - LECONS APPRISES

Quand je suis arrivé en Amérique latine en 1986, Augusto Pinochet dirigeait d’un bras de fer le Chili, Alfredo Stroessner au pouvoir depuis 1954 s’imposait toujours au Paraguay, le Brésil venait de sortir du cauchemar dictatorial, l’Argentine était encore sous le choc de la junte militaire la plus triste de son histoire, et le futur Pape François n’avait aucune idée que, douze ans plus tard, il serait élevé au rang d’Archevêque de Buenos Aires.  Quelles leçons ai-je apprises de mon long séjour latino-américain et de mes recherches en sciences politiques sur la transition démocratique ?

1.  La transition vers la démocratie exige la défaite ou la capitulation du régime dictatorial et la destruction des symboles et vestiges de la tyrannie. La construction de la mémoire collective pro-démocratie exige une rupture avec le passé dictatorial. Comme signe de répudiation de la dictature et des crimes de lèse-humanité, en Argentine et dans le reste de l’Amérique latine, on utilise couramment l’expression « Nunca Más » (Plus Jamais !)

2. Une transition sous tutelle directe ou indirecte de la dictature sortante et de ses alliés est condamnée à l’échec, surtout dans des pays sans aucune mémoire collective de la démocratie.

3. Le processus de transition vers la démocratie est beaucoup plus compliqué si les régimes dictatoriaux passés demeurent l’unique point de repère de la conscience collective. C’est le cas de la quasi-totalité des pays africains, théâtres sui generis de pseudo-démocraties contemporaines ou « dictocraties ».

4. La transition démocratique est un processus. La défaite ou capitulation du dictateur et de son système d’appui n’en sont que le commencement. La tenue des élections, les unes après les autres, ne signifie pas automatiquement la consolidation de la démocratie.

5.  La consolidation de la démocratie implique un système intelligent, efficace et transparent des partis politiques, l’indépendance des pouvoirs législatif, exécutif et judiciaire et la subordination des militaires au pouvoir civil.

6. Le secret ou manque de transparence autour de la gestion publique en Afrique pendant les cinq dernières décennies reflète une triste réalité : l’Etat administré comme une propriété privée des dictateurs, des membres de leurs cercles restreints et de la criminalité internationale organisée. Sans transparence, la consolidation de la démocratie est pratiquement impossible en dépit de la fréquence des élections nationales et locales.

Jean Kapenda est détenteur d’une double licence en Sociologie et Sciences Politiques, d’une maîtrise en Administration Publique et d’une autre maîtrise en Justice Pénale (Criminal Justice). Il est actuellement directeur de programme et professeur de Justice Pénale à la Weber State University.

RDC: ADIEU DICTATURE, VIVE LA PREMIERE TRANSITION VERS LA DEMOCRATIE

Je tiens à féliciter la CENCO pour les efforts investis en vue du déblocage de l'impasse politique en RDC. Le fait que la CENCO, une institution spécialisée dans la gestion des affaires religieuses et spirituelles, joue un rôle d'acteur politique de premier plan démontre le caractère primitif des institutions politiques de la RDC, y compris le parlement, la branche exécutive (dont la présidence de la république) et la branche judiciaire.

Plus de deux décennies passées dans des démocraties naissantes de l'Amérique latine me permettent de lancer un appel pour la refonte des institutions politiques actuelles en RDC, en commençant par l'exécutif, dont la présidence de la république (démissionnaires dès le 19 décembre à minuit). Les autres institutions devront être remplacées une fois que démarre la véritable transition de la dictature à une naissante démocratie au Congo.

Signée: Jean Kapenda, Professor of Criminal Justice.

http://www.voaafrique.com/a/utimatum-des-eveques-a-la-classe-politique-pour-un-accord-avant-noel/3645073.html

DRC: POWER ADDICTION, SUICIDAL BEHAVIORS, & NO EXIT PLAN!

A few months ago, I had my Drugs and Crime (Acronym: DRC) students watch the newly-released FBI's video "Chasing the Dragon". As they watched it in class, I couldn't help but think about power addicts (aka African dictators), whose suicidal behaviors are no different from those we daily see in drug addicts. Like drug addicts, power addicts are incapable of devising a single exit plan on their own. They are also prisoners of their own entourage, a myriad of self-interested individuals whose combined addiction and lust for power largely exceed the tyrant's.

I don't know how this whole thing will turn out in the Congo. This chaos should have been avoided in the first place. I pray for a peaceful transition in the DRC and that every human life will be not only preserved but also respected by the parties in conflict during this sad episode of our national history.

P.S. The original opinion was published on VOA News on December 19, 2016. See

http://www.voanews.com/a/military-deploys-across-congos-cpital-as-kabila-stays-on/3641853.html

AFRICAN TYRANNIES & POWER ADDICTION

Maybe years, decades, and even centuries from now Africans would read that once upon a time, there was a powerful drug, the drug of power and almost all African leaders used to get hooked to it. High on it, they ruled the continent for generations, causing misery here and there. Interestingly, that drug was more addictive than heroin and Africans could not figure out a political Naloxone or Narcan to block the effects of the overdose on their own Mobutus and Idi Amins. Shame on an entire continent!


The original opinion was published on VOA at

http://www.voanews.com/a/congo-president-kabila-rassemlement-cathloic-church/3635495.html

STATEMENT ON AFRICAN DICTOCRACIES

Teach those folks democracy and they will transform it into a dictocracy, a form of political system where dictators get "democratically" (=fraudulently) elected. Only the most primitive and corrupt minds on earth can even call such a thing a democracy. Shame on a continent with its plethora of tyrants and all sorts of career criminals behind presidential desks and little devils coated in human skin who dare rule over millions of human souls. Africans deserve better than such primitive political systems.

P.S. I published this statement originally at

http://www.voanews.com/a/ban-ki-moon-deeply-concerned-with-violence-in-gabon/3493895.html

HOW AFRICAN THIEVES BEHIND PRESIDENTIAL DESKS AND THEIR ASSOCIATES HIDE AND LAUNDER MONEY OVERSEAS (CONTINUED)

Here are a few more articles depicting how African thieves behind presidential desks and their associates continue to plunder their countries. The cases mentioned illustrate a continental plague that will come to an end only when those African criminals behind presidential desks are no longer on power and a generation of decent statesmen take over.

https://panamapapers.icij.org/20160725-natural-resource-africa-offshore.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/world/americas/panama-papers-reveal-wide-use-of-shell-companies-by-african-officials.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

My VOA opinion (09-05-2016)
http://www.voanews.com/a/ban-ki-moon-deeply-concerned-with-violence-in-gabon/3493895.html

HOW MOSSACK FONSECA HELPED AFRICAN THIEVES BEHIND PRESIDENTIAL DESKS AND THEIR ASSOCIATES HIDE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVERSEAS

African thieves behind presidential desks and their associates found in Mossack Fonseca the right solution to siphon billions of dollars from their national coffers every single year. The scheme to hide billions of dollars from those infamous African criminals behind presidential desks is drawn from the templates described in the links below to  two recent New York Times articles:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/06/us/panama-papers.html?_r=0

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/05/world/americas/panama-papers-us-taxes.html?_r=0

A 3-D APPROACH TO END AFRICAN TYRANNIES: DEGRADE, DISMANTLE & DESTROY

The greatest fear of African tyrants, who also happen to be infamous thieves, is the status degradation ceremony, a public shaming process where their humanity is reduced to nothingness. That's why they continue to cling to power, aided by their domestic and foreign accomplices: businessmen, bankers, corrupt politicians, corrupt "non-profit" organizations or NGOs, foreign lobbyists, etc.
Here is my comment on VOA News published today following the conviction of Hissene Habré, a tip of Africa's tyrannical iceberg (http://www.voanews.com/content/senegal-court-to-deliver-verdict-in-habre-case/3351571.html):


Hissene Habre, that little devil in human shape, is now behind bars while scores of other little devils coated in human skin continue to rule with an iron fist across Africa, enslaving hundreds of millions human beings and posing a real threat to world security. 

Those criminals behind presidential desks in Africa control all three branches of government and have created breeding grounds for domestic and transnational organized crime, including international terrorism.

It is time for collective efforts to carry out the 3-D approach to put an end to African tyrannies: degrade, dismantle, and destroy. Our humanity and security are at stake. 

CORRUPTION & MONEY LAUNDERING: WHY FOCUS ON AFRICAN THIEVES BEHIND PRESIDENTIAL DESKS

Although corruption is a global problem, the focus must be on African thieves behind presidential desks, who continue to rule with an iron fist, thus violating the human rights of millions and jeopardizing the world's security. I will name six good reasons to support targeted actions against those African criminals behind presidential desks. 

First, the small size of African economies. Look at their expenditures level and you will be shocked. Here's an illustration: the State of California spends 10 billion dollars a year on corrections, which is several times the expenditures of many African countries combined!  Scores of African countries expect real revenues (discount foreign aid) far below 500 million dollars a year!

Second, a billion dollars stolen from an impoverished country makes a bigger dent to a smaller economy than it would to a trillion-dollar economy! Think again! The biggest mistake developed countries have made over the years was precisely to use foreign taxpayers' money to compensate for the billions of dollars African thieves behind presidential desks and their associates steal every year from their countries. Foreign aid has even encouraged those thieves to continue plundering their nations as free money from foreign taxpayers  became part of state revenues' forecasts! Shame on those non-profit organizations (whose expatriates enjoy good life in those countries recipient of foreign aid!) and others who continue to lobby their governments to obtain billions of dollars  in foreign aid for African countries run by tyrants, assassins, and thieves.  The stupid wars in the D.R.  Congo and the systemic looting of its natural resources by Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and some DRC's nationals speak by themselves!

Third, African thieves behind presidential desks and their very own politically exposed persons (PEPs) have created political systems based on widespread impunity. Those criminals control the three branches of government and such systems are the perfect breeding ground for all sorts of domestic and transnational organized crimes, including terrorism.  

Fourth, domestic organized crime is what really fuels transnational organized crime. In other words, although transnational organized crime is global, its local component is the sine qua non, i.e., the essential condition. Therefore, the fight against corruption must target African tyrants and accomplish three key objectives: degrade, dismantle, and destroy African tyrannies, the very source of the public-private corruption and money-laundering, its twin sister.

Fifth, It is no secret that African thieves have been shipping bulk money overseas for decades (now they prefer the 500 Euros banknotes!) besides using the traditional wire transfers and they will continue to do so as developed nations tighten their banking and anti-money laundering laws.  Controlling the activities of thieves' lawyers, real estate agents, escrow agents, foreign governments' lobbyists, offshore corporations, banks, corrupt non-profit organizations or charities, etc. will only solve part of the equation. The core of the problem remains in those countries run by African thieves behind presidential desks.

Sixth, degrading, dismantling, and destroying African tyrannies and the impunity-based system they have institutionalized will benefit not only Africans but the rest of the world as well.  Such system is a serious threat to our civilization and humanity. It is that perverse system the core of much of transnational organized crime and the breeding ground for terrorism.

All tools in the foreign policy toolbox must be used to degrade, dismantle, and destroy African tyrannies. From public shaming to targeted sanctions against tyrants, their politically exposed persons (PEPs), and all those who actively labor to perpetuate tyrannical systems in Africa. Sanctions shall include and not be limited to assets freezing, withdrawals of visas, travel ban, and elimination of all forms of foreign aid towards African countries run by dictators and dictocrats. Our civilization and humanity is at stake.


Read my May 30, 2016 opinion at Voice of America; http://www.voanews.com/content/senegal-court-to-deliver-verdict-in-habre-case/3351571.html


Other links:



http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36274302

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2016/may/12/david-cameron-london-anti-corruption-summit-live

http://www.voanews.com/content/kerry-could-face-barbs-anti-corruption-summit/3326360.html

 

PANAMA PAPERS SEARCHABLE DATABASE & AFRICAN THIEVES BEHIND PRESIDENTIAL DESKS

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has now published the Panama Papers searchable database.
To find out some of the African thieves behind presidential desks and their very own Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), go to: https://offshoreleaks.icij.org.


According to the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, PEPs include and are not limited to: "any current or former official in the executive, legislative, administrative, military, or judicial branches of a foreign government whether elected or not; senior official of a major foreign political party; senior executive of a foreign-government-owned commercial enterprise; a corporation, business, or other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, any individual; an immediate family member (including spouses, parents, siblings, children, and a spouse's parents and siblings) of any such individual; a person who is widely and publicly known (or is actually known by the relevant bank) to be a close associate of such individual".


VOA opinion at: http://www.voanews.com/content/kerry-heads-to-europe-for-anti-corruption-summit/3321334.html




Click on this link to find out who is who among African thieves behind presidential desks and their associates: https://offshoreleaks.icij.org


Note: To avoid detection, some of these thieves and their associates are linked to other countries. Therefore, you will not necessarily find them under their countries of origin. You may enter the company these thieves control or are beneficiaries of, then you will be surprised to which countries they are linked!!!