According to concordant sources, Congolese General Smith Gihanga Mutara was arrested in Kinshasa on Tuesday August 22, because the officer is cited in a case of illicit trafficking of minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This affair would also involve high civil and military authorities of the province of Haut-Katanga.
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DRC: army officers suspected of involvement in illicit mineral trafficking
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