Congo Reports Arrest in Killing of 2 U.N. Experts
Congo Reports Arrest in Killing of 2 U.N. Experts
30, 2017
NAIROBI, Kenya — A man suspected in the killing of two United Nations experts in the Democratic
Republic of Congo was arrested early Saturday, according to Congolese authorities.
The experts, Michael Sharp, 34, an American, and Zaida Catalán, 36, a Swede, were investigating crimes associated with
a rebellion in central Kasai Province when they were abducted along with four Congolese colleagues in March 2017.
that We did our job and we found the person who was implicated in the murder case of the experts,
Human rights groups have suspected the government may have played a role in the killings,
and a United Nations inquiry in August could not rule out government involvement.
A dozen members of the militia were put on trial in June,
but those proceedings were put on hold in October pending investigations by United Nations officials.
The bodies of Mr. Sharp and Ms. Catalán were found two weeks later, about 75 miles south of Kananga.
30, 2017
NAIROBI, Kenya — A man suspected in the killing of two United Nations experts in the Democratic
Republic of Congo was arrested early Saturday, according to Congolese authorities.
The experts, Michael Sharp, 34, an American, and Zaida Catalán, 36, a Swede, were investigating crimes associated with
a rebellion in central Kasai Province when they were abducted along with four Congolese colleagues in March 2017.
that We did our job and we found the person who was implicated in the murder case of the experts,
Human rights groups have suspected the government may have played a role in the killings,
and a United Nations inquiry in August could not rule out government involvement.
A dozen members of the militia were put on trial in June,
but those proceedings were put on hold in October pending investigations by United Nations officials.
The bodies of Mr. Sharp and Ms. Catalán were found two weeks later, about 75 miles south of Kananga.
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