The DG of Cominière arrested and transferred to Makala prison
28.11.2022
The general prosecutor's office of Kinshasa/Gombe arrested last Friday the CEO of the company Cominière, Athanase Mwamba, would be accused of selling off the mining assets of this state company. After being heard, the general manager of Cominière was taken to Makala prison.
According to the press release from 12 civil society organizations on Sunday, the arrest of the DG de la Cominière by the courts aims to fight corruption. Indeed, recall these organizations, this manager would have, during the sale, undervalued the shares of this state company in the DATCOM company. For these organizations, including Justicia, Ganve CERN-CENCO, this act constitutes a sell-off of the mining heritage of the State.
Moreover always indicate these organizations, several reproaches were made to the persons in charge for the company of Manono. It is in particular the lethargy in the follow-up of the files of certain joint-ventures. Also, the transfer deemed illegal of two mining squares to the Chinese company Hongkong Excellent mining. The latter would have no link with Cominière SA, yet the two mining squares sold are registered in the mining cadastre.
To this end, the NGOs recommend that each public authority play its role in the protection and defense of natural resources. They demand that justice be done in this case.
Responsibility of the Board of Directors
On the Cominière side, we learn that its general manager is in pre-trial detention in Makala prison in Kinshasa. Meanwhile, the management of Manono's company indicates that it would not have acted of its own free will. All the decisions taken were made at the end of the meetings of the Board of Directors.
As a reminder, a week ago, the same civil society organizations stepped up to the plate. They once again accused DG Athanase Mwamba of blocking the rehabilitation of the Mpiana Mwanga dam. What the latter rejected, affirming that the agreement signed between AVZ Power and the Congolese State is illegal. And to add that the Chinese company which won the market is preparing to start the work.
La Guardia magazine / MCP, via mediacongo.net
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