Benoît Lwamba
Benoît Lwamba | |
|---|---|
| President of the Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In office 11 April 2015 – 27 June 2020 | |
| First President of the Court of Cassation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In office 12 June 2003 – 23 November 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benoît Lwamba Bindu 19 July 1945 Katanga Province, Belgian Congo, Belgium |
| Died | 17 January 2022 (aged 76) Brussels, Belgium |
| Nationality | Congolese |
Benoît Lwamba (19 July 1945 – 17 January 2022) was a Congolese magistrate.[1]
Biography
He was First President of the Court of Cassation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2003 to 2008 and subsequently President of the Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2015 to 2020. Since 2019, he had been subject to sanctions from the United States for his alleged involvement in corruption in the 2018 presidential election. Lwamba died in Brussels on 17 January 2022, at the age of 76.[2]
References
- ^ "Décès à Bruxelles de Benoît Lwamba, président honoraire de la Cour constitutionnelle". MSN (in French). Brussels. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Lusakumunu, Dieumerci (18 January 2022). "Décès à Bruxelles de Benoît Lwamba, ancien président de la Cour constitutionnelle". DiaspoRDC (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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