Dr Congo Police Clash with Opposition Protesters Demanding Poll’s Cancellation
Police in the democratic republic of Congo have clashed with opposition supporters demanding that last week’s presidential poll be annulled.
Leading opposition candidates have denounced the election as a sham and have demanded a rerun.
Several people were wounded as police fired tear gas and threw stones back at protesters in the capital, Kinshasa.
Election officials have so far not said exactly how many polling stations opened or how many people voted in the 20 December election.
Football Tycoon and Mining Magnate Moïse Katumbi is trailing him with about 16%.
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Nearby, young protesters also set tyres alight.
Fayulu later said that at least 11 people had been injured.
Kinshasa’s chief of police, General Blaise Kilimbalimba, said two officers had been injured.
He added that there had been minors among the protesters — and that the protest organisers would be summoned for questioning.
Some 44 million people were registered to vote on December 20 in elections to choose a president, national and regional lawmakers and municipal councillors.
But the electoral commission struggled to get voting materials to polling booths on time in the huge and fragile country — roughly the size of continental western Europe — leaving some people unable to cast ballots.
