Tony Katombe contends (Fr) that [ruling party] PPRD paid many of those who participated in a gigantic march [1] in its favor on Wednesday May 31. The march protested “negotiations demanded by the political opposition before elections.” The blogger also contrasts the authorities’ treatment of the PPRD march to that of past opposition protests: ” For this march, no one was treated to tear gas in their eyes or blows to their bodies.”
DRC: PPRD March
· Written by Alice Backer
Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, D.R. of Congo, Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Politics, Protest