Thousands of ill inmates released from Congo's ... - Associated Press News
WEB4 days ago · KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Nearly 1,700 ill inmates were released Monday from Congo’s largest prison, the minister of justice said, as part of an effort to thin out the country’s overcrowded prisons. The operation took place at Makala Central Prison in the capital Kinshasa on Monday afternoon. Severely ill prisoners received immediate medical ...
Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease …
WEB6 days ago · KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo said they released 600 prisoners in the country’s main prison on Saturday as part of a process aimed at decongesting overcrowded prisons. Justice Minister Constant Mutamba announced the move during a ceremony at Makala Central Prison in …
DR Congo frees hundreds of 'seriously ill' inmates from Makala …
WEB4 days ago · Hundreds of 'seriously ill' prisoners freed in DR Congo. Some 1,685 "seriously ill" inmates have been released from one of the most notorious prisons in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the ...
Congo Releases More Than 700 Inmates After a Deadly Stampede
WEB6 days ago · The Makala Prison, which was built in 1957 during the era of Belgian colonial rule and little renovated since, has a capacity of 1,500, but has at times held 10 times more than that. Image
At least 129 killed during mass prison break attempt in DR Congo
WEBSep 3, 2024 · More than 50 inmates, including the leader of a religious sect, broke free from the Makala prison in 2017 following an invasion by the group.
Jailbreak attempt at Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos ... - NBC News
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Makala, Congo’s largest penitentiary with a capacity for 1,500 people, holds over 12,000 inmates, Amnesty International said in its latest country report. AP. Gunfire inside the prison...
Makala Prison: ‘The anteroom to hell’: Over 120 killed and 59 …
WEBSep 3, 2024 · An attempted jail break from the Makala prison, the largest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ended in the early hours of Monday morning with at least 129 inmates dead, 24 of them...
At least 129 people die during attempted jailbreak, Congo says | AP News
WEBSep 3, 2024 · A provisional assessment showed that 24 inmates were fatally shot by “warning” shots fired by guards as they tried to escape from the Makala Central Prison in the capital Kinshasa early on Monday, Congolese Interior Minister Jacquemin Shabani said on the social media platform X.
DR Congo jailbreak turns deadly at Makala Prison in Kinshasa - BBC
WEBSep 3, 2024 · An attempt by inmates to break out of a high-security prison in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, has led to the deaths of 129 people, the authorities say.
DRC says 129 killed in attempted escape from country’s biggest …
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have said at least 129 people were killed while trying to escape from the central Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa.
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