Opposition leader Moise Katumbi says the falsehoods used to kidnap and detain his special advisor Salomon Kalonda have been exposed.
This follows revelations that the gun attributed to Salomon actually belonged to opposition leader Augustin Matata Mpon’s bodyguard.
Salomon was brutally kidnapped by state agents on May 30, 2023 as he attempted to board a plane at N’djili International Airport. He was detained at DEMIAP, a military location, and access to him by his lawyers family and friends has been denied.
On Monday, June 5, 2023, President Tshisekedi and his team announced a false narrative accusing Salomon of plotting to overthrow the government with the help of M23 rebels.
Reacting to the revelations by Matata, Katumbi said on twitter today, “shame on manipulators and liars! The weapon attributed to @SalomonKalonda actually belongs to the bodyguard of @Mapon_Matata who had lost it. Its registration number attests to this. The truth is stubborn. She always ends up winning.”
Earlier today, Matata revealed on his twitter platform that “the jericho pistol falsely attributed to Mr. Salomon Kalonda, collaborator of Moise Katumbi, belonged rather to my bodyguard who procured it in good faith and due to him as a policeman since I was Prime Minister. This weapon was lost on May 25, the day of the sit in.”
It confirms the unfounded allegations against Salomon was part of a plot by President Felix Tshisekedi and his operatives to link Katumbi to a false coup de etat of the Head of State and they justified their fabrication with the now debunked evidence that Salomon possessed a gun which they had allegedly confiscated during the protest on May 20, 2023.
