Ferdinand Ilunga Luyoyo

As Commander of the anti-riot unit called the Légion Nationale d’Intervention of the Congolese National Police (PNC) until 2017, and Commander of the unit responsible for the protection of institutions and high-ranking officials within the PNC until Dec 2019, Ferdinand Ilunga Luyoyo was responsible for the disproportionate use of force and violent repression in Sep 2016 in Kinshasa, and bears responsibility for the subsequent human rights violations committed by the PNC. Ferdinand Ilunga Luyoyo has retained his rank of General and remains active on the public scene in the DRC. Ferdinand Ilunga Luyoyo has therefore been involved in planning, directing or committing acts that constitute serious human rights violations or abuses in the DRC.