The Chair of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT) condemns the execution of two members of the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

“The summary execution of two United Nations experts is a clear sign of the security crisis in the DRC. The observers, of American and Swedish nationality respectively, were shot dead in March 2017 at the hands of criminals, who did not hesitate to broadcast the video on social networks,” declared the Chair of the Subcommittee on Human rights, Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT).

“We demand that the perpetrators of this summary execution be identified and brought before the courts to answer for their abominable actions. We remind the national authorities of the DRC that they have an obligation to ensure the safety of their citizens and of all the people who are on Congolese territory.”

Chair Pier Antonio Panzeri urges the Congolese authorities to act with diligence, to resolve both the political crisis and the extremely serious security crisis that are jeopardizing the future of the DRC.