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Kinshasa: DR Congo’s sacked former deputy chief of military intelligence, who was under European Union sanctions, died by hanging, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Saturday.
Delphin Kahimbi, 50, a close associate of former president Joseph Kabila, had died of a heart attack on February 28 at home in Kinshasa, his wife and media reports said. But rumours abounded that he was killed or committed suicide.
Tshisekedi ordered a probe into the death, and the preliminary findings were made public on Saturday after a cabinet meeting. “According to the evidence ... it turns out to be a hanging,” a statement quoted the president as saying.
Tshisekedi said he wanted the probe to be wrapped up quickly to “bring relief to the bereaved family”. (AFP)
Delphin Kahimbi, 50, a close associate of former president Joseph Kabila, had died of a heart attack on February 28 at home in Kinshasa, his wife and media reports said. But rumours abounded that he was killed or committed suicide.
Tshisekedi ordered a probe into the death, and the preliminary findings were made public on Saturday after a cabinet meeting. “According to the evidence ... it turns out to be a hanging,” a statement quoted the president as saying.
Tshisekedi said he wanted the probe to be wrapped up quickly to “bring relief to the bereaved family”. (AFP)
