00:00The trial of former Congolese President Joseph Kabila was held at a military court in the Gombe district of Kinshasa.
00:08Mr. Kabila is currently out of the country, but he was charged with murder, torture, rape and plotting to overthrow the government in absentia.
00:16The charges stem from his alleged support for the M-23 rebels who have captured swathes of territory in eastern DRC.
00:23He has previously denied supporting the rebel group.
00:26Joseph Kabila led the DRC for 18 years and handed over power to Felix Chisekedi in 2019.
00:33But the two leaders fell out in 2020 after President Chisekedi cancelled a power-sharing agreement they had signed.
00:40Kabila later left the country to live in South Africa.
00:43In May this year, he returned to the country and visited cities held by the M-23 rebels in eastern DRC.
00:49That angered Congolese authorities, which led them to lift his immunity as a senator for life to allow his prosecution.
00:57The case has been adjourned to July 31st.
01:00Chris Ochamringa, Africa News, Kinshasa.
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