Congo opposition leader Katumbi flies to South Africa
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LUBUMBASHI- Congo's top opposition candidate for the upcoming presidential election flew to South Africa for medical treatment Friday, one day after authorities issued an arrest warrant for him on charges his supporters say are politically motivated.
Moise Katumbi's lawyer Georges Kapiamba told The Associated Press late Friday that his client had boarded a flight that would take him from Lubumbashi to South Africa "for appropriate care."
The move postpones the prospect of his arrest, although the authorities who granted him permission to fly insisted he must return to face the charges of hiring mercenaries.
