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Former DR Congo white parliamentarian found guilty of nationality fraud

A former opposition member of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s parliament, born to European parents, has been found guilty of fraudulently claiming nationality, one of his lawyers said Saturday. A court in Kinshasa sentenced Pierre-Jacques Chalupa, 64, who was naturalised Congolese in 1999.