Trial of a 93-year-old diplomat over the murder of Patrice Lumumba
<p>Descendants of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of Congo after the country gained independence from Belgium, welcomed today the ruling of a court in Brussels. The court decided that Etienne Davignon should stand trial. He is now a 93-year-old retiree, but in 1961 he was a low-ranking official in the Belgian foreign service. He is accused of having been involved in Lumumba's arrest, han
Original: Rétta yfir 93 ára diplómata vegna morðsins á Patrice Lumumba
<p>Descendants of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of Congo after the country gained independence from Belgium, welcomed today the ruling of a court in Brussels. The court decided that Etienne Davignon should stand trial. He is now a 93-year-old retiree, but in 1961 he was a low-ranking official in the Belgian foreign service. He is accused of having been involved in Lumumba's arrest, han