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Congo prosecutor seeks five-year prison sentence for opposition leader

Democratic Republic of Congo's opposition Presidential candidate Moise Katumbi

A public prosecutor in Democratic Republic of Congo has asked a court to sentence a leading opposition presidential candidate to five years in prison after he was accused of selling a house that did not belong to him, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

The candidate, Moise Katumbi, was indicted last month after he was accused of hiring mercenaries in a plot against the state. He left the country the following day with the permission of Congo's prosecutor general to receive medical treatment and is currently in Europe.

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