RDC: une Allemande brutalisée par les forces de l'ordre après un braquage
A German woman was arrested and beaten by law enforcement after an attempted bank robbery in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), sparking national outcry, the German embassy announced on Monday.
On Friday, the Raw-Bank branch located on Place Victoire in Kinshasa, capital of the DRC, was the scene of a spectacular attempted robbery in broad daylight.
Law enforcement officers surrounded the agency for several hours, attracting a crowd of onlookers as gunshots echoed around the area. The robbers were finally apprehended later that day without causing any casualties.
One of the suspects, Honorine Porsche, appeared in several videos posted on social media on Friday, being assaulted and half-naked by members of the security forces who subjected her to sexual touching and abuse, shortly after her arrest.
On Monday, the German embassy announced in a statement that the person was a "German citizen," without providing any additional information for her "protection."
Neither the German embassy nor local authorities have clarified whether Ms. Porsche, who speaks Lingala, one of the DRC's national languages, in videos filmed after her arrest, also has Congolese nationality.
Images of the abuse inflicted on Honorine Porsche have sparked widespread outrage on social media in the DRC, a country where the police are known for their brutality and where sexual violence is a scourge.
On Friday, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi himself reacted and "called for sanctions and prosecutions against officials responsible for the mistreatment of people arrested, such as Mrs. Honorine Porsche," according to a statement read out on national television after the cabinet meeting.
Family Minister Leonnie Kandolo Omoyi also condemned on state television the abuse suffered by the German national, who was the victim of "acts of public humiliation."
The German embassy, for its part, called on "the Congolese security forces to respect human rights and international standards and strongly condemns their alleged violations," according to the statement.
The text welcomes "the declarations of the Congolese authorities who affirm their intention to criminally prosecute the alleged perpetrators of these crimes."
Commentaires (14)
Les malfaiteurs,rien a foutre qu ils soient hommes ou femmes ,ils sont nuisibles,il faut absolument les mettre hors d état de nuire.
Si c était aux USA,elle serait simplement abattue ces ONG de merde n auraient n auraient pipé Mot.
les sionistes et leurs complices allemands,anglais,américains et français massacrent des innocents depuis 1948,mais ils ont le culot de nous emmerder avec la vie d une potentielle braqueuses.
Et si la banque était dévalisée ?
Qui crierait au scandale?
Ma.langue au chat.
En dehors de cela ,c'est comme ça qu'on traite les malfaiteurs partout!
Il ne faut pas en faire une affaire d'Etat parce qu'elle a un passeport Européen.
Geoges Floyd a perdu la vie pour un simple vol;
Allez voir comment la BAC française traite les banlieusards.
En Afrique ,la police est violente aussi.les Congolais du Congo rdc vivent pire dans une situation similaire.
Mais au nom de la dignité humaine ,je soutiens qu'un policier devait couvrir les parties intimes de la dame.
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