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Police said no live bullets were used, only tear gas, was used to disperse protesters
A main opposition candidate in Congo accused police of using live bullets to break up a protest recently in the capital, as demonstrators demanded a re-do of last week’s presidential election. However, Police said no live bullets were used, only tear gas, was used to disperse protesters.
As reported by www.trendsnafrica.com, some rights groups and international observers also have questioned the vote and alleged it was extended illegally. Many polling stations were late in starting, and some didn’t open at all. Some lacked materials, and many voter cards were illegible as the ink had smudged. In some parts of Congo, people were still voting five days after the election.
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As the counting progressed, Tshisekedi had nearly 79% of the vote, opposition leader and businessman Moise Katumbi had about 14% and Fayulu had about 4% of some 6 million counted votes. The final results are expected before the new year. Some 44 million people — almost half the population — would have voted in this year’s contest. The electoral observation mission of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo and the Church of Christ in Congo said more than 27% of voting stations didn’t open and there were 152 reports of violence, confrontations or brawls. That’s based on a sampling of 1,185 observer reports.
