By AFPMore by this AuthorKINSHASAThe Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday sacked more than 250 magistrates who did not have a law degree or were accused of corruption. President Joseph Kabila has "sanctioned more than 200 individuals who do not fulfil the conditions to function as magistrates," Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba said on public television. Press reports said a total of 256 were either suspended or sacked, two others resigned while another was put on retirement. "It is evident that there are other magistrates who escaped this dragnet," he said, adding that a law would be introduced to raise the bar for aspiring magistrates. In 2009, Kabila sacked 96 judges accused of corruption, a scourge in the mineral-rich country, including within the government.

Source: Daily Nation April 16, 2018 17:15 UTC