{A well-known Congolese opposition leader was arrested by military officers at his party’s headquarters in the capital Kinshasa on Sunday, witnesses said.}<\/p>\n
The arrest of Mr Martin Fayulu, president of the Engagement for Citizenship and Development party (Ecide), comes just two days before a general strike called by opponents of President Joseph Kabila.<\/p>\n
Mr Fayulu’s small Ecide party is among the organisers of the nationwide February 16 strike.<\/p>\n
Eyewitnesses, including party members, told AFP that Mr Fayulu was taken to an unknown destination by a group of men in military and civilian clothing.<\/p>\n
The men appeared to be led by an officer from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s DEMIAP military intelligence agency, which investigates unpatriotic acts, they said.<\/p>\n
Political tension has been on the rise in the DR Congo ahead of a presidential vote due at the end of the year, which Mr Kabila, who has been in office since 2001, cannot contest under the current constitution.<\/p>\n
Mr Kabila last November called for a “national dialogue” to help ensure “peaceful elections”, but the opposition accuses the president of seeking to delay the polls in order to find a way to get around the constitution and cling to power.<\/p>\n
The United Nations as well as a number of rights groups have voiced concern in recent months at what they say is a growing crackdown on Mr Kabila’s critics.<\/p>\n
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