00:00The trial of Congo's former Minister of Justice, Constant Mutamba, has been postponed for two weeks after its opening hearing in a Kinshasa court.
00:10Mutamba stepped down last month after an investigation into allegations he'd embezzled to $19 million.
00:17He's accused of stealing funds intended to finance the construction of a prison in the northern city of Kisangani.
00:24Mutamba has denied the allegations, claiming the case against him is part of a plot by the Rwandan government.
00:31He also accused Rwanda of trying to poison him.
00:35Earlier this year, Mutamba called for the use of the death penalty for journalists who covered the actions of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the east.
00:45Appointed in 2024, Mutamba was a presidential candidate the year before.
00:50He previously positioned himself as an anti-corruption figure in a country whose development has been stifled by chronic corruption.
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