{"id":1424,"date":"2011-12-14T04:00:45","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T04:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ingeta.com\/?p=1424"},"modified":"2011-12-14T04:00:45","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T04:00:45","slug":"the-guadian-uk-congo-protest-leads-to-over-100-arrests-after-trouble-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/congolobilelo.com\/IN\/the-guadian-uk-congo-protest-leads-to-over-100-arrests-after-trouble-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guardian – UK : Congo protest leads to over 100 arrests after trouble in London"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>More than 140 people have been arrested at a protest<\/a> in central London<\/a> over the bitterly contested elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Police arrested a total of 143 protesters after a group broke away from the main demonstration and began damaging property, including cars and shops, before threatening members of the public.<\/p>\n

A Scotland Yard spokesman said the protest had started in Whitehall at around 11.30am after police agreed that a static demonstration could go ahead.<\/p>\n

But hours later protesters moved from the agreed location and blocked Whitehall which led to 33 arrests for various offences, including obstructing police and obstructing a public highway.<\/p>\n

A breakaway group then moved on to the Trafalger Square area and started causing trouble before being detained by officers. A further 110 people were arrested on suspicion of affray.<\/p>\n

The protest came amid rising tensions in the Congo following Friday’s announcement by the election commission that President Joseph Kabila had been re-elected.<\/p>\n

At least 18 people were left dead after violence broke out in the African country after it was revealed the president had won another term in office with 49% of the 18m votes cast.<\/p>\n

Main opposition candidate Etienne Tshisekedi rejected the official result and declared himself the winner which sparked clashes between angry demonstrators and police, according to witnesses.<\/p>\n

The election, held on 28 November, was the country’s first locally organised poll since a war that left more than 4 million people dead. International observers have said the process has been marred by irregularities and disorganisation, but have stopped short of calling for the vote to be annulled.<\/p>\n

Kabila, a former rebel leader, first took control of the country a decade ago, after the 2001 assassination of his father, Laurent Kabila, who ruled Congo after overthrowing dictator Mobutu Sese Seko in 1997.<\/p>\n

He was then elected president in 2006, a vote which was overseen and organised by the United Nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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