The Governor of Kongo-Central, Atou Matubuana has just been brought to justice in a corruption case. An amount of 11,356,296,500 Congolese francs intended for "civilian and military services of security and justice, would have been embezzled.

The Governor of Kongo-Central, Atou Matubuana is in the crosshairs of the Inspector General of Finance (IGF) who has just brought him to justice for alleged embezzlement. Cited as accomplices, his chief of staff, Claude Nzeza zi Ngeti, his private secretary Pathy Samba Tanuemino, and his assistant Kheme Fuka Unzola, are also involved in these proceedings. The document, which bears the signature of the Inspector General of Finance, head of service, Jules Alingete, indicates that an amount of 11,356,296,500 Congolese francs (5,678,148 dollars) intended for "civilian and military services of security and justice, were embezzled by Governor Atou Matubuana Nkuluki. The latter is accused of having also embezzled "a total of 6,116,626,205 Congolese francs (3,058,313 dollars)", as detailed: Special intervention fund: 3,352,345,951 FC (1,676. $172); Economic, social, scientific and cultural interventions: 581,065,000 FC (290,032 dollars); cleaning costs: 657,000,000 FC (328,000 dollars) and operating costs: 1,403,665,255 FC (701,832 dollars).