DRC: Defendants in Likasi trial describe torture by officers

Reacting to widespread criticism of a military tribunal in Likasi in the southern DRC province of Katanga, some 2,000 km away from the capital, where some 100 people have been charged of conspiracy against and an assassination attempt on former DRC President Laurent-Desire Kabila and current DRC President, Joseph Kabila, his son, authorities in Kinshasa have given assurances that the trial is fair and in conformity with the laws of the land, Radio France Internationale (RFI) reported on Thursday.