US to closely monitor electoral process in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 9:16:08 by Fayyaz Yaseen
US to closely monitor electoral process in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Washington: (Wednesday, February 15, 2012) expressing its resolve to stand by democratic Congo, United States has been closely monitoring the electorate process in the Democratic Republican.
Expressing this in a statement US department of State said in a press release, “The United States continues to closely monitor the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the hundreds of legal disputes against
some legislative election results. We urge Congolese authorities to conduct a full, thorough, and transparent investigation into these disputes, and to release vote tabulation and other records related to the elections and their outcome.”
However, the US expressed its concerns over the news about the human rights abuses in the country at the hands of the security forces. It stated, “We remain deeply concerned about multiple allegations of human rights abuses by
security forces, including illegal and arbitrary detentions throughout the electoral process. The Congolese government should fully investigate such reports, hold anyone found responsible fully accountable, and take concrete steps to ensure that security forces
exercise restraint and respect people’s rights of assembly and of peaceful protest. We call on all Congolese leaders and their supporters to act responsibly and to publicly renounce violence.”
But regardless of this, there is a firm resolve that democratic regime in the country should be supported. Perhaps that’s why the US state department observed in the press release, “Despite these concerns, we encourage all political
parties to participate fully when the National Assembly is seated in order to preserve and protect the basic democratic principle of representative government in the Congo. The United States remains steadfast in its support of the Congolese people as they
work to build a brighter, more democratic future for the DRC.”
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