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Free general Smith Mutara, Congolese Diaspora group plead

Major General Smith Mutara Gihanga. [Courtesy]

The East African Congolese Diaspora have petitioned their government to release General Smith Mutara who is detained at the Katanga Military prison.

They want the government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to release or charge Mutara who was arrested on August 23 in Lubumbashi over allegations of minerals smuggling.

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