Kabila torture lawsuit dismissed

PARIS - The Paris state prosecutor yesterday dismissed a lawsuit for torture against visiting President Laurent Kabila.

PARIS - The Paris state prosecutor yesterday dismissed a lawsuit for torture against visiting President Laurent Kabila.

Judicial sources said the allegations of "torture, inhuman and degrading treatment" made against the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were not detailed enough.

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