U.S. imposes visa ban on DRC officials over corruption
The United States has imposed visa bans on several senior officials in the DRC for corruption.
In a move tied to the country’s electoral process, the American Government is pushing for a peaceful transfer of power.
Washington however declined to identify the individuals, saying it was not obligated to reveal them based on “foreign policy considerations.”
Sasha Lezhnev, deputy policy director at the nonprofit rights group Enough Project called Thursday’s visa ban an important step “to dissuade Kabila from putting his name on the ballot and help ensure a credible election.”
“Several senior Congolese officials involved in corruption travel frequently to the U.S., so the visa ban is an important step,” said Lezhnev. “They or the businesses they partner with also use U.S. banks to process corrupt commercial deals, so the U.S. and EU should enact stronger sanctions on their corporate networks to target their assets.”
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