Democratic Republic of Congo security forces fired tear gas and fought running battles in the streets of the capital Kinshasa with anti-government protesters demonstrating on Saturday over alleged irregularities in voter registration.
in the east of the country, where armed militias and rebel groups have killed hundreds and displaced over a million.
A video shared on social media showed a shirtless youth being kicked, repeatedly bashed with a helmet, and dragged along the ground by several men in uniform. Reuters could not authenticate the video. Congo's human rights minister Albert-Fabrice Puela, in a statement on Saturday, condemned the violence by security forces against demonstrators and the minor, and called for an investigation.
"It's sad, you see, they are firing tear gas. Just before, it was real ammunition," Katumbi told journalists near the protest venue.
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