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DRC Issue dated 17/06/2021

Paris star lawyer Antoine Vey defends ex-warlord Roger Lumbala

French lawyer Antoine Vey.
French lawyer Antoine Vey. © Thomas Padilla/MaxPPP
The French lawyer Antoine Vey, a long-time associate of France's current justice minister Eric Dupond-Moretti, undertook an extended tour of Africa in May. Since late April, he has also been representing the Congolese former warlord Roger Lumbala. [...] (202 words)
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