{{Rwanda on Thursday handed over Cpl Karama Maloba of DRC Army (FARDC) to the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM), who was arrested on 24 September 2013 at Busasamana, Rubavu district, on Rwanda territory.}}
He was dressed in FARDC combat uniform armed with AK-47 rifle no 2696 with 82 rounds of ammunition.
The soldier who belongs to 2 Bn, 804 Regiment was intercepted by the local population who reported to Rwanda Security Organs that put him under custody.
RDF spokesperson, Brig Gen Joseph Nzabamwita said that The EJVM was invited to verify the incident as is the procedure. The military experts have verified the incident, including receiving CPL Karama Maloba confession.
“The soldier was arrested on Rwanda territory heavily armed and under the influence, posing a security risk to Rwandans. We handed him to the EJVM as a gesture of goodwill and good relations.
We encourage our neighbors to engage in acts of good neighborliness including amicable handling of such cross border incidents”, said the Spokesperson.
EJVM team led by Col Jacques Assambo from Republic of Congo/Brazaville investigated the case, they took the soldier to Busasamana where he showed the area he was first intercepted by local population who called Rwandan Security Organs.
Col Jacques Assambo thanked the Government of Rwanda who called the EJVM to amicably handle the case. He said the soldier was in good health and testified himself to EJVM that he was well treated.
Another FARDC (Congolese Army) Senior Non-Commissioned Officer, Sergeant Major Kusakana Munanga Andre, service number (matricule): 1-72-88-93460-89 was arrested on Rwanda territory on 15 September 2013 in suspicious activities and handed to the EJVM on 17 September 2013.
The EJVM is a mechanism of International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) composed officers from 12 countries and MONUSCO to monitor and verify violations between DRC and neighboring countries.
Source: MOD
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