DRC: Mutamba graft trial exposes justice system fault lines

Former Congolese Justice Minister Mutamba vowed to come down hard on embezzlers. Now, he has been sentenced to three years, with hard labor, for allegedly stealing funds intended for the construction of a prison. https://p.dw.com/p/4zw7c Former Justice Minister Constant Mutamba has also been barred from public office for five years Image: Jean Noel Ba Mweze/DW Advertisement Constant Mutamba, whose profile in the Democratic Republic of the Congo grew after he proposed the death sentence for officials who stole public money, has found himself on the wrong end of a corruption scandal.