Dozens of Kinyarwanda-speaking Congolese Tutsis from different villages across Masisi Territory have been kidnapped this week. They were then massacred, in cold blood, after their bereaved families failed to deliver ransoms to their abductors, the Congolese military (FARDC) together with its main ally, the genocidal FDLR.
Abduction and extortion are yet other methods that the Tshisekedi regime has fast-tracked the ongoing genocide that it is committing against Congolese citizens of Tutsi ethnicity. The excuse is that these innocent or people (including women and children) are “accomplices” to the M23 (Congolese) movement.
The silent genocide remains undocumented due to Kinshasa’s unconventional approach of silencing local media outlets and intimidating journalists and others who attempt to bring attention to the atrocities committed against those labelled as “enemies of DRC” by Tshisekedi and his inner circle.
Something hurting the most is that the evil coalition of FARDC and FDLR is also demanding ransoms varying between $1500 and $2000 from the Tutsi Congolese citizens they abduct before killing them. The money is collected by FARDC’s Brig Gen Hassan Mugabo who also oversees the atrocities.
On the contrary, Rwanda, regional countries and international actors have never ceased to urge Kinshasa to shun hate speech and ethnic stereotyping against Congolese Tutsi and Kinyarwanda-speaking communities in DRC. However, despite all efforts, this quest has always fallen on deaf ears, as the Tutsi witch-hunting campaign is increasingly getting worse as days go by.
The world must stop watching by translating words into action – the International Criminal Court (ICC) should indict Tshisekedi and his cronies for genocide and other crimes against humanity since DRC is a member of the same court.
Leave a Reply