CONGO – Three Congolese doctors were arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the killing of a World Health Organization (WHO) medic, according to a military prosecutor.
Cameroonian doctor Richard Mouzoko was shot dead on April at a hospital in Butembo, where he was treating Ebola patients.
The motive in the attack was unclear.
More than 1,800 people have died from Ebola virus in the past year.
Efforts to contain the spread were hindered by militia group violence and by suspicion towards foreign medical assistance.
Senior military prosecutor Lt. Col. Jean-Baptiste Kumbu said three Congolese doctors will be prosecuted for “terrorism” and “criminal conspiracy” while the fourth doctor was still at large.
Dr. Mouzoko was one of the medics deployed by the WHO to help fight the spread of Ebola virus in Congo.(BBC)
