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Treasury: US Sanctions Four Involved in Democratic Congo Violence

by Reuters

   The United States issued sanctions Monday targeting four military and
   militia leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo for engaging in
   "destabilizing activity" that has prolonged the conflict in that
   country, the U.S. Treasury Department said.

   Those sanctioned included Muhindo Akili Mundos, a general in the armed
   forces accused of a brutal crackdown on civilians in his sector. Senior
   rebels from three different militant groups also were sanctioned:
   Gedeon Kyungu Mutanga, Guidon Shimiray Mwissa and Lucien Nzabamwita,
   the Treasury said in a statement.

   The U.S. action came days after the U.N. Security Council blacklisted
   the men for "planning, directing, or committing acts in the DRC that
   constitute human rights violations or abuses or violations of
   international humanitarian law."