Information reports that on the night of Monday, July 14, over 100 presidential guard soldiers launched an operation targeting Kashamata, the vast estate of former DRC President Joseph Kabila. Arriving in jeeps and trucks, the forces expelled private security guards and workers from the site.
This sudden operation has alarmed the public. Human rights NGO Justicia ASBL strongly condemned the action, calling it illegal.
“To date, no legal proceedings have been initiated against former President Joseph Kabila. Therefore, we question who ordered the invasion of this private property—and what the real motives are,” said Timothée Mbuya, the organization’s president.
Justicia ASBL denounced the silence from state institutions and demanded transparency .
Mbuya added:
“What happened at Kashamata is serious. It was a planned military incursion without legal basis—a dangerous precedent in a country that claims to follow the rule of law. Using force on private property without a court order violates citizens’ fundamental rights and legal protection”.
So far, no official statement has been made by military or civilian authorities regarding the operation. The atmosphere remains tense in Lubumbashi, where analysts suggest this was a political signal with unclear implications.
Kabila, who ruled for 18 years, is currently accused by the government of supporting the AFC/M23 rebellion in the country’s east. After a long exile, he returned and stayed in Goma, a rebel-controlled zone, where he held meetings to discuss solutions to the eastern security crisis.
His lifetime senatorial immunity has been lifted, and the FARDC Prosecutor General has begun preparing a case against him .
