Prominent Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera, released from prison this week after spending six months behind bars, has accused the government of seeking to intimidate journalists looking into the death of an opposition politician.
Bujakera, who is deputy director of the Actualite.cd news site and a regular contributor to RFI and international outlets, said that he had been targeted by the state for reporting on the death ofHis bullet-riddled body was found in his car in Kinshasa the following day.
Though the magazine said Bujakera was not the author of the story, he was charged with spreading falsehoods and forging documents and jailed awaiting trial. Bujakera told RFI that he had no plans to appeal the conviction until he had faith that DRC's justice system was truly independent.
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