Question 6405 — foreign policy

Summary

Mrs Blandine Brocard alerts the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs about the abuses perpetrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This Sunday, February 25, 2018, a Catholic march against the continued power of the President of the DRC was dispersed by the police using tear gas and live ammunition, leaving at least two dead and several injured according to the UN; a balance sheet which adds to that of repressions of December 31, 2017 and January 21, 2018. The Congolese president, who violated the constitution by refusing to leave power on December 19, 2016, now seems to be freeing himself from the so-called "New Year's Eve" agreement which provided for a new presidential election within a year. It welcomes the adoption by the European Union of restrictive measures against those close to the president occupying positions of responsibility in state administration and in the chain of command of the security forces in the DRC. However, although France has strongly condemned the violence committed by the security forces, it asks it to please indicate whether sanctions are envisaged to put an end to human rights violations and obstacles to the electoral process, in particular the severance of all military and police cooperation with the DRC.

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