KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi on Monday said he would not accept any reforms that undermined the independence of the judiciary – the latest salvo in a standoff within the ruling coalition over proposed judicial changes.
“Under no circumstances will I accept reforms in this sector which, by their nature and content, would harm the fundamental principles governing justice,” he said in an address to the nation to mark Democratic Republic of Congo’s 60th anniversary of independence from Belgium.
(Reporting by Stanis Bujakera and Fiston Mahamba; Writing by Herward Holland; Editing by Chris Reese)
