Congolese Minister of Justice, Emmanuel Luzolo Bambi, has asked the national censorship commission to ban the distribution of Belgian filmmaker Thierry Michel's latest documentary, 'L'affaire Chebeya, un crime d'Etat'. The filmmaker reported this. The film shows the trial of the murder of Congolese human rights activist Floribert Chebeya Bahizire and the disappearance of his driver, Fidèle Bazana Ebadi. Thierry Michel wanted to show the film, which has already received several awards, in various cities (Kinshasa, Kisangani, Bukavu and Lubumbashi) between July 10 and 30. The organization of these film screenings is done in collaboration with various human rights organizations, lawyers and partners involved in the film.

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