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