Observation report on the appeal proceedings of Serge Maheshe's assassination (2008)

13 Jan 2010

Observation report on the appeal proceedings of Serge Maheshe's assassination (2008)

This report compiles the observations of the United Nations Joint Office for Human Rights (UNJHRO) during the appeal proceedings (6 oof February to 21st of May 2008) against the presumed perpetrators of Serge Maheshe’s assassination. Serge Maheshe, an editor of Radio Okapi in Bukavu, South Kivu, and a member of MONUC’s national staff, was killed on 13 June 2007 in Bukavu in South Kivu Province. Following this assassination, lower court trial proceedings were held before the Tribunal Militaire de Garnison of Bukavu (Military Garrison Court) and appeal proceedings were held before the South Kivu Military Court. During its observation of the appeal proceedings, the UNJHRO noted that all the guaranties for a just and fair trial were not respected by the South Kivu Military Court.

Date of publication: 18 November 2009

Original language: French