Congo ex-justice minister jailed for embezzling $19 million in public funds

A high court in Congo on Tuesday sentenced a former justice minister to three years in prison after convicting him of embezzling $19 million in public funds intended to finance a prison project in the country. Constant Mutamba, who resigned over the case in June, was found guilty of embezzling funds meant to finance the construction of a local prison in the northern city of Kisangani. The Court of Cassation ruled that Mutamba acted with the intention of illicit enrichment and didn't follow due process in the project.