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Congo police disperse parliament protesters with tear gas, water cannon

FILE PHOTO: Democratic Republic of Congo's outgoing President Joseph Kabila (R) sits next to successor Felix Tshisekedi during an inauguration ceremony in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 24, 2019. REUTERS/ Olivia Acland/File Photo

Democratic Republic of Congo police fired tear gas and water cannon on Wednesday to repel hundreds of protesters whose rally against a proposed new law threatened to spill into the parliament compound in the capital Kinshasa.

Opponents say the reform, which would place prosecutors under the government’s authority rather than the courts, undermines the independence of the judiciary.

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