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U.S Citzens Abruptly Detained in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Concerns for Safety Paramount in Midst of Historic Presidential Election

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Three U.S. citizens, all consultants for Orlando-based AQMI Strategy Corporation, were detained and are being held by the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since last Friday, May 18.Orlando, FL (PRWEB) May 25, 2006 -- Three U.S. citizens, all consultants for Orlando-based AQMI Strategy Corporation, were detained and are being held by the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since last Friday, May 18. Two were forcibly removed from a plane while attempting to return to the U.S., released and then subsequently rearrested along with the third man at a private home the following morning.

The three men are part of a team providing high-level consulting and security services to Presidential candidate, Dr. Oscar Kashala, certified as one of the candidates for the Presidency of the DRC in its closely watched, first-ever democratic election to be held on July 30, 2006.

A U.N. spokesman in Kinshasa, capital of the DRC, told the Associated Press today the arrests “…appear to be a case of political manipulation by the Congo’s government.” AQMI CEO, Frank Amodeo stated, “these arrests are of great personal concern to AQMI and the families of those detained.” He added, “Our people should be freed immediately because they have done nothing wrong.”

Dr. Kashala has been summoned to Military Police Headquarters tomorrow, Thursday, May 25 at 10am local time in Kinshasa. He is permitted to bring a lawyer with him. “We hope this will fully resolve this very troubling issue and reset the stage for a presidential campaign free from interference and arbitrary arrest. We hope this meeting will be very much in the public eye tomorrow,” said Amodeo.

Dr. Kashala is one of 32 certified candidates for the DRC’s presidency. He was born in Lubumbashi, Congo in the early 1950s, enrolled at the University of Kinshasa Medical School in 1974, at the time the best medical school in Africa, graduating Magna Cum Laude and first in his class. He also trained at the University of Lausanne in Internal Medicine and the University of Geneva in Pathology. Additionally, he studied at Harvard University and MIT and has worked at the World Health Organization, among his many other professional credentials.

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Joseph Kabila very serene facing the presidential election and confides to the newspaper Le Monde

President Joseph Kabila granted an interview at the French newspaper Monde, interview in which he confides his imperturbable serenity facing the next presidential in DRC, even pointing out that in the case where he would lose elections at the time of this poll, he would devote to other activities of the development of the country

Kinshasa , 27.05.2006 | Politics

Joseph Kabila doesn't give the impression to be haunted by the presidential election. The exit of the competition announces undecided; the Head of State shows his serenity. " If I lose, he assures, I will make something else. I will work to the development of my country for private sector ". This unexpected detachment probably results on a young Head of State - he only is 35 years old that of a certain amateurism. Arrived at the head of the country by chance, to the following day of his father's murder, in January 2001 - the power " fell me over ". His favourite pastime jealously protects his private life and he remains an admirer of late his father (" he fought Mobutu of the years 1960 "). More surprising, the Congolese President pampered by Western, also places in his personal pantheon the revolutionary Che Guevara. For the remainder, Joseph Kabila observes little far the course of events. To listen this Head of State, I had committed to reunify the country and to pacify it, and it is done on the almost-totality of the territory. The dialogue between Congolese is also a reality. In economic matter, the return of the growth is incontestable and we have the support of financial backers. Finally, there are the promised elections and that arrive. Tomorrow, he adds, Congo will be a model for Africa. The corruption that gangrenes the State until in the high spheres, the deadly hates between policy makers who reduce to little thing the cohabitation government, difficulties to create a national army from rebel groups who toughly fought, the bad mood of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that has just stopped its budgetary help . . . Receiving a journalist of “ Monde” at his private residence, Joseph Kabila enjoys to have filled his contract without having had forced his talent. It is therefore decided: he will make campaign on the theme" the stability and the peace recovered ". " A new Congo is being born. It is necessary to continue the task and to give back hope to the people. He needs it, it is very important than speeches of politicians ", he says of an equal voice. Nothing appears to disrupt the calmness of the young Head of State. More Congolese, more patriotic, more nationalistic than me, you won't find. I am not worried. As says our proverb: " One throws stones that on a tree that has fruits. Those who agitate this type of arguments make it to be able to present a balance or a program ", he retorts. And adds in elliptical: it is serious. In certain provinces of the country, some xenophobic thrusts exist, stirred by politicians here in Kinshasa. Those who try to divide the people risk to be before the justice. President candidate wants to be blameless. He is available to explain on his years of war to twist the neck to rumours that make a liable criminal of the international penal Court...

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The American Company AQMI has paid the 32 mercenaries for the account of the candidate Oscar Kashala

The plot of mercenaries confirmed by the South-African press that reveals that the 32 men arrested in this affair came for the account of a American Company specialist of elections, AQMI, that paid for the invoice for the account of the candidate president of the Republic Oscar Kashala

Kinshasa , 26.05.2006 | Politics

The South-African press confirms the thesis of mercenaries. The 32 men came for the account of AQMI, an American Company specialist of elections. It is this Company that paid for the invoice for the account of the candidate Oscar Kashala. While in Congo one pours in the diversion, the South-African press lands the affair of 32 mercenaries under another point of view. In this country, there is not any doubt that it was about mercenaries. It relaunched the file on the interdiction to send some mercenaries abroad. In this American press, one can also read that for the invoice of consignment of this hireling to Congo has been paid by AQMI in the goal to offer the personnel of security to the candidate president of the Republic, Oscar Kashala during elections. The article signed by Graeme Hosken also informs that the Omega Company doesn't want anything to make that can compromise its contract in DRC. He recognizes that his Company of security is in subcontract in DRC with the American Tectical Intelligence Company in order to sustain in logistics and management the American Company specialist of elections, AQMI. In this country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, one doesn't know what is value anymore and what it is not, what is national and partisan. To realise about it, it is necessary to analyse reactions during events of national reach but watched often only with glasses of political adherence. Among events that the week offered us, there is the arrest of the 32 mercenaries presented to the public by the Home Secretary. The affair didn't let chat away too much in certain surroundings of the opposition. The most realists chose to be quiet. The most agitated, feeling runny-nosed, wait for the moment to blow; and in which manner? They wait that the government, better the justice spends to the second stage. If the first stage is the one of the mercenary arrest, the second will be the one to find the one who pays for their stay in this country. Whatever it will be, one expects that the affair be forgotten in the preoccupations. One will get lost on the political considerations and one will see only the accused tribal-ethnic side. The political colours will come after. The only fact for the accused to belong to such or such other province will be sufficient so that one doesn't need investigation to denounce cabals. Feeling to come the exit of the investigation, some even have already taken the front to see in these arrests, the manoeuvres to the Mobutu style. Unfortunately, this reasoning stops to the midway. One doesn't say for what interest today, the government would have a need to play. One expects therefore to worse. According to people who could be arrested, reactions will be more sentimental than objective. To this day, a lot of things remain to say on this affair. In the international community, one doesn't share the Congolese ardour in this affair. The South-African government recognizes the presence of its elements of the South-African nationality. Carefully, the chief of the diplomatic mission of this country hears to see the consul occupying itself about it for more light. He recognizes however that there would have been elements that would work for the account of the ONATRA in the formation of its security body. Americans forbid themselves all commentary. Pronouncing about these mercenaries, the ambassador of Germany, Reinhard Buchholz, acting for the account of Austria that occupies the rotating presidency of the EU since January 2006, gave out the doubt as for the quality of mercenary of these elements. He declared to journalists that he received in his residence that the CIAT will make in some days an official declaration about this subject. Would the Congolese government has rushed in task while seeing in these men the mercenaries where he would receive to speak of irregulars? Pay attention to the distraction One must not neglected this affair. No country could minimize the presence on its territory of soldiers under pretext to serve in houses of security to the contempt of the regimentation. It can constitute an opportunity to think not at all to plots apparently without object. Congo is not a unique example in this domain. A few months ago, one had treated the President of the Equatorial Guinea of stroke fomenter about mercenaries arrested in Zimbabwe. One knows that the advanced official reason to justify their movement toward the Equatorial Guinea. The Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea didn’t neglected. These mercenaries have been judged and today, the two governments are criticized to this subject. Apparently, one would want to push the Congolese government to give up. It would be a serious mistake unless the countries of these mercenaries affirm to have been informed of their presence in Congo and their mission. Nevertheless it will be done, it will be necessary to show, why, for a noble mission, these elements were obliged to show a suspected behaviour to the point to attract the attention of services that, finally, applied the adage according to which: " who has already been bitten by the snake mistrusts even the lizard ". It is as if, not to look like the marshal, it is necessary to neglected. And if one let it like that, the same who denounce today will go up on their horses for castigating the government's inability to assure the security of people. As what the government must appear firm in this affair and to give up to the least blackmail; if there is need, it is necessary to expel all these elements and bring before the justice all people who had encouraged their getting in Congo; because, it is true that the country is not even normal, but it is not a reason to not punish some heavy and flagrant mistakes.

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