Congolese, July 22: A charity employee has been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after being arrested by two men wearing Congolese army uniforms.
An umbrella organization of the French charity Caritas France said on Tuesday the Congolese staff member was shot dead in Musezero in the eastern province of North Kivu on July 15.
The victim was identified as Ricky Agusa Sukaka, a 27-year-old agricultural engineer, Caritas Internationalis said in a statement.
Caritas France has “condemned the murder” of its employee, whose family has lodged a case against the army, and “denounced the increasing insecurity of civilian populations, like humanitarian workers.”
Caritas France is part of Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 164 Catholic aid agencies.
In May, Human Rights Watch accused the Congolese army of widespread abuses against civilians that it said amounted to war crimes.
—–Agencies