Democratic Republic of Congo's opposition Presidential candidate Moise Katumbi says the charges against him are politically motivated and aimed at sidelining him from the election. Supporters of Moise Katumbi say the charges are politically motivated and aimed at sidelining him from taking part in the election. LUBUMBASHI, CONGO—Congo’s top opposition candidate for the upcoming presidential election is flying to South Africa for medical treatment a day after authorities issued an arrest warrant for him, his lawyer says. Congolese authorities said Friday they had granted Katumbi permission to recover in South Africa but that he must later return to Congo to answer the charges against him. Katumbi had been hospitalized in Lubumbashi with an unspecified ailment when authorities charged him Thursday with hiring mercenaries.

Source: thestar May 20, 2016 14:56 UTC