Celestin Kanyama
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Celestin Kanyama | |
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 Former Police Commissioner of the Congolese National Police | |
| Born | February 12, 1969 |
| Known for | Human rights violations in Kinshasa, DRC |
General Celestin Kanyama is a former Police Commissioner for Congolese National Police .
History
[edit]Born on February 12, 1969, Kanyama joined the armed forces in 1991 and served in various capacities within the Congolese National Police before being appointed Police Commissioner of Kinshasa in December 2018.
Kanyama served as the provincial Police Commissioner of the Congolese National Police for Kinshasa in 2016.[1][2] Before this, he served as Commander of Operations for Likofi.[3]
In July 2017, General Kanyama was appointed the director general of the National Police's Training Schools.[1]
Sanctions
[edit]In 2016, the US and EU imposed sanctions on Kanyama for his alleged involvement in human rights violations, including kidnapping of children and women and causing deaths during protests in Kinshasa.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
He was later sacked by his then boss Joseph Kabila.[12][13][14] His assets were frozen following the sanctions.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ANNEX TO NOTICE - FINANCIAL SANCTIONS: CONGO - COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2021 - AMENDING ANNEX IA TO COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 1183/2005" (PDF).
- ^ "Treasury Sanctions High-Ranking Government Security Official for Role in Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo". 20 September 2024.
- ^ "DR Congo Police Accused of 'Executing' Youths". allAfrica.com. November 18, 2014.
- ^ "DR Congo: Officials Linked to Attack on Protesters". Human Rights Watch. October 6, 2015.
- ^ "US Imposes Sanctions on Kinshasa Police Chief in DRC". Voice of America. June 23, 2016.
- ^ Burke, Jason (September 28, 2016). "US imposes sanctions on top DRC officials after election delay". The Guardian.
- ^ "Katanga: Tensions in DRC's Mineral Heartland". Crisis Group.
- ^ "Amnesty International Report - VICTIMS OF 2015-2018 BRUTAL CRACKDOWNS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO DENIED JUSTICE" (PDF).
- ^ "Justice on Trial". Human Rights Watch. October 1, 2015.
- ^ "RDC". 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes in Africa - MEDIA MONITORING - 20 November 2014" (PDF).
- ^ "Controversial DR Congo police chief sacked, replaced by assistant". 18 April 2017.
- ^ Sen, Ashish (October 14, 2016). "In DRC, Questions About President Kabila's Intentions". Atlantic Council.
- ^ Buchanan, Elsa (April 19, 2017). "Kinshasa's new police chief in DRC urges his men 'not to make the people suffer'". International Business Times UK.
- ^ "US freezes assets of DRC police chief for role in violence". 23 June 2016.