Colonel Eddy Kapend at Makara jail in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on January 8, 2021

Rebound by Eddie Kapende. The previous Congolese prisoner and colonel rose to the rank of brigadier common throughout the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The icing on the cake is that the brand new common has additionally been appointed as the top of the twenty second Navy Area in Katanga, within the southeast of the nation.

The person was convicted of assassinating former Congolese president Laurent-Désiré Kabila and spent 20 years in jail earlier than being pardoned in 2021, Kabila’s adjutant. Though he all the time denied any involvement within the matter.

Eddie Kapende, who makes no secret of his loyalty to Felix Tshisekedi, who introduced him to life along with his personal phrases, should subsequently, in a context dominated by December’s presidential elections Liable for the army administration of Katanga.

Katanga is residence to Joseph Kabila, Moise Katumbi and John Nubi, an exiled common who overtly threatened the Congolese president. Kapende was a local of the area and his option to function army commander within the area was no accident.