Murder in Kinshasa
2011 investigation film of Laurent-Désiré Kabila's death / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Murder in Kinshasa is a 2011 Al Jazeera investigative film suggesting that Congolese president Laurent-Désiré Kabila was assassinated in 2001 through the efforts of the Rwandan government, with the backing of the United States.[1][2][3][4] According to the film, international disputes over mineral and natural resources led to Kabila's assassination. The film argues that Eddy Kapend and the dozens of guards who were convicted and sentenced to death — in a trial criticized by human rights organizations — played no part in Kabila's death.[2][5] Murder in Kinshasa was directed and edited by journalists Arnaud Zajtman and Marlène Rabaud.[1][5]
In 2021, Étienne Tshisekedi's son, Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi, released Kapend and 23 others from prison for what they said were humanitarian reasons.[6]