{"id":7135,"date":"2026-02-07T01:07:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T23:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech-biz.today\/?p=7135"},"modified":"2026-05-11T22:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:07:12","slug":"drc-the-black-hole-of-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech-biz.today\/en\/2026\/02\/07\/drc-the-black-hole-of-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"DRC: The Black Hole of Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a searing, no-holds-barred interview with Claude Ndahiriwe of Tech-Biz.Today<\/i>, Me Bernard Maingain\u2014a prominent attorney at the Brussels Bar and the International Criminal Court\u2014exposes what he describes as ongoing genocidal processes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Maingain details a campaign of extermination orchestrated by a coalition of forces including the FNDB, FARDC, foreign mercenaries, CODECO, FDLR, and Wazalendo militia<\/b>. The testimony paints a harrowing picture of the systematic targeting of Banyamulenge, Tutsi, and Hema<\/b> populations\u2014victims of machete massacres, immolation, cannibalism, live burials, and heavy shelling.<\/p>\n

According to Maingain, these atrocities are unfolding under the watchful eye of MONUSCO<\/b>, whose interventions, he notes with biting irony, are “coincidentally” always too late.<\/p>\n

This vacuum of protection is mirrored by a total collapse of the rule of law; despite the scale of the violence, Congolese courts have failed to act on a single complaint. Maingain further highlights a broader crisis of human and economic rights affecting the Congolese people at large, with a particular emphasis on the exploitation and disenfranchisement occurring in the Katanga<\/b> region.<\/p>\n

Drawing from a real-time network of testimonies and evidence spanning the country\u2019s eastern provinces, a grim picture of state and international accountability emerges. Maingain points directly to the “heavy responsibility” of the DRC, Burundi, and the United Nations<\/b>, describing a resurgence of “the vile beast”\u2014a reference to state-sponsored horror\u2014rising once again from the depths.<\/p>\n

Key Takeaways from the Interview:<\/b><\/h3>\n
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    Systemic Violence:<\/b> Documentation of specific ethnic targeting of the Banyamulenge, Tutsi and Hema, and the methods used by the armed groups and the national armies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Institutional Failure:<\/b> The voluntary paralysis of the Congolese judiciary and the perceived “calculated” delays of UN peacekeepers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Geopolitical Complicity:<\/b> The alleged roles of a regional state, Burundi, and the MONUSCO’s UN international body in the current crisis.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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