Nairobi, March 2 -- An opposition political party in the Democratic Republic of Congo has rejected findings of an investigation that showed its member died by suicide.

The revelations came nearly 8 months after the body of Cherubin Okende was found lifeless in his vehicle on a Kinshasa road.

The Congolese court stated on Thursday that former minister Okende had committed suicide, as communicated by Firmin Mvonde, prosecutor at the Court of Cassation in Kinshasa.

The former minister "shot himself in the skull", said the public prosecutor at the Court.

The body of Cherubin Okende, a former Transport minister who later turned opposition politician, was found on july 13, 2023, in his car on one of the city's main roads. It was discovered ...