Kinshasa, September 27th, 2026 (CPA).- The Ministry of Justice of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has ordered the opening of a judicial investigation following the plane crash that occurred on September 25th in Kenge, Kwango province, which caused the deaths of thirteen people, including two senior military magistrates, according to a statement received by CPA on Sunday. “To open, without delay, a judicial investigation in order to establish the facts, circumstances and causes of this accident,” the statement said.
According to the document, the Minister of Justice tasked the senior-most First Advocate General of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC), who is serving as interim Auditor General of the FARDC following the death of the incumbent in the crash, with opening the judicial investigation. The proceedings are notably intended to establish the facts, circumstances and precise causes of the accident, in accordance with the laws and regulations in force. A plane crash occurred on September 25th , 2026, in Kenge, Kwango province, southwestern DRC. It claimed the lives of at least 17 people, including Lieutenant-General Joseph Mutombo, First President of the High Military Court, and Lieutenant-General Lucien René Likulia, Auditor General of the FARDC before the same court. On this occasion, the Ministry of Justice expressed its condolences to the victims’ families, the military justice system and the FARDC.