US embassy cable - 05KINSHASA221

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CONGO/B: APPREHENDING FUGITIVE ICTR INDICTEES

Identifier: 05KINSHASA221
Wikileaks: View 05KINSHASA221 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Kinshasa
Created: 2005-02-08 18:02:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: KAWC KJUS ICTR
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS KINSHASA 000221 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
FOR S/WCI AMB PROSPER 
 
FROM BRAZZAVILLE EMBASSY OFFICE 
 
E.O.12958: N/A 
TAGS: KAWC, KJUS, ICTR 
SUBJECT: CONGO/B:  APPREHENDING FUGITIVE ICTR INDICTEES 
 
Ref: A) State 11130   B) Sanders-to-Prosper Jan 2005 email. 
 
1.  (U) Post continues to follow the Awards for Justice 
programs very closely and the Ambassador engages President 
Sassou on the issue at every opportunity.  Although, the ROC 
government turned over two genocidaires in 2003, there 
continue to be reports that Protuis Mpinaya travels 
regularly between both Congos. 
 
2.  (SBU) The Congo/B government and President Sassou have 
stated to the Embassy that in the past they have not 
received accurate information on the location of Mpinaya 
from the UN investigators.  The UN investigators have told 
the Mission on several occasions that they believe some 
members of the ROC government continue to assist Mpinaya, 
although there is no indication that President Sassou is 
part of this.   The investigators' view may or may not be 
true and post will continue to regularly monitor the issue. 
We believe however that it is highly possible that ROC 
officials could be helping Mpinaya. 
 
3.  (U) Future Actions:  Coordination between the 
investigators and Mission could be enhanced, with 
investigators advising the Mission when it plans to be in 
ROC so that the Embassy can better assist.  At present 
investigator rarely give the Embassy advance notice to be 
helpful and many times arrive without the Post being 
notified.  Because of this, there is always a scramble at 
the last minute to try to respond to the investigators' 
current game plan which many times includes engaging the 
most senior levels of government including President Sassou. 
 
4.  (U) As per Ref B, Post welcomes visit of Ambassador 
Prosper in mid-to-late-March and Embassy will confirm 
President Sassou's availability for the visit as soon as 
possible. 
 
5.  (U) Brazzaville Embassy Office - Sanders 
Meece 

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