00:00A claim has been filed in Brussels against nine family members of Felix Chisekedi, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo,
00:10and accused who were Belgian nationals, press allegations of stealing from mines located in the provinces of Rualada and Apatakanga in the southern part of the country.
00:22Most names in the complaint include Chisekedi's sister-in-law, sons, brothers, cousins and even the first lady of the country.
00:31They are referred in the complaint as accomplices to acts of corruption and other criminal activities.
00:38The complaint was presented to federal prosecutor Anne Fonsen by lawyers Bernard and Briuk Maingeng on behalf of several NGOs from Katanga
00:49and four former directors of Gekamin, the Congolese state-owned mining company.
00:55The lawyers clarify that the nine individuals mentioned are not the only ones they accuse of theft.
01:01However, this complaint is focused solely on those with Belgian nationality who can be prosecuted in the country's legal system.
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