Ebola outbreak , was sentenced to jail along with a colleague on Monday for stealing funds destined to fight the disease .
Oly Ilunga was sentenced to five years in jail by the Court of Cassation , while the former finance minister for Kinshasa province, Guy Matondo , got eight years .
Ilunga , who was health minister between December 2016 until his resignation in July last year , and a colleague are accused of embezzling $ 400 , 000 (372 , 000 euros ) from the Ebola war chest.
The latest Ebola epidemic , the country’ s 10 th since 1976 , has killed over 2 , 200 people. It was first identified in August 2018 .
In a statement , Ilunga denied wrongdoing , denouncing “ several procedural flaws ” in the trial .
A ruling by the Cassation Court cannot be appealed in the Democratic Republic of Congo .
Matondo’ s lawyer , Michel Omba , said his client ’ s eight - year sentence was a “ judicial scandal. ”
Matondo was charged with siphoning off $ 21 . 7 million and 235 million Congolese francs ( $ 147 , 000 ) .
Both men were sentenced to hard labour , but such sentences are not executed in the DRC and they will serve their terms in prison.
President Felix Tshisekedi has made the fight against corruption one of his government ’ s priorities.
Ilunga was close to Tshisekedi’ s father , a veteran opposition leader . He was a doctor in Brussels before he joined the government .

https://punchng.com/ex-ministers-jailed-for-stealing-ebola-funds/

welcome to naija

Kol007:
welcome to naija

Congo.

Sheesh.

I wonder why all Africa's Leaders are same

Africa is the most unfortunate continent

There is no natural disaster ravage there continent

But human , ignorance and religious disaster

Dat na my fear for Africa.

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voltron14:


Congo.

Sheesh.

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Greedy African leaders........looking for every opportunity to make money......he should rot in jail with Ebola infested body!

Who did we offend in Africa? Who?

Anyways on the flip side of it, this coronavirus has its good side. It is already affecting those at the Helm of affairs in Africa like Paul Biya of Cameroon.

May coronavirus be far from our family and friends but may it visit all those corrupt leaders who have stolen the commonwealth of this nation, Amen!

How can you loot the funds for a disease that killed 2,200 people in your own country... how wicked can one be.

This is not a case of jail sentence... he needs to be sentenced to death.

na wa!! I am sure same is already happening in nigeria. How on earth will you steal money meant for controlling an epidemic that will likely hit your family too.

Nigeria politicians are joking where Congo politicians dey.

CoronaVirus fund looters will soon be brought to book