DR Congo Top Court Unqualified To Prosecute Ex-Prime Minister

The Constitutional Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has declared itself unfit to prosecute former Prime Minister Augustin Matata and two other men accused of embezzling $205m from a farming project. <br />The court says that it could only try current and not former prime ministers. <br />The prosecutor had accused Mr Matata of being intellectually responsible for misappropriating funds from the planned Bukanga Lonzo agro-industrial park. <br />Mr Matata denies wrongdoing, Reuters news agency reports. The ruling means Mr Matata can now hope to return to his parliamentary role as a senator.