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schema:articleBody	The Democratic Republic of Congo's former minister of primary education, Willy Bakonga, has been sentenced to three years in prison for money laundering and illegal transfer of funds abroad, his attorney said Friday. Prosecutors had sought 10 years' jail for Bakonga, who had been entrusted by President Felix Tshisekedi with implementing a flagship policy -- free education. Bakonga's son, Joel, who was also implicated in the case, was given six months in prison. The sentences were handed down overnight Thursday by the Court of Cassation and cannot be appealed. The pair had been extradited from Brazzaville, capital of the neighbouring Republic of Congo, where they were arrested on April 20 aboard a plane that was leaving for Paris. They were carrying $30,000 (nearly 25,000 euros) in cash, according to one of their attorneys, Darius Tshiey-A-Tshiey. "It was not proven that the $30,000 found on them came from an illicit source," the attorney told AFP. Bakonga had been sought for questioning by DRC prosecutors since April 16 as part of a probe into the embezzlement of funds earmarked for free primary education. The program was estimated to cost $2.6 billion when it was launched -- more than one third of the DRC's annual budget for 2021 -- even as other public needs like hospitals and roads are lacking. In November, a report by the DRC's Inspector General of Finances revealed "a number of shortcomings and alleged cases of fraud and corruption in connection with the use of public funds in the sector, as well as weaknesses in internal controls." It estimated that some $31 million had been siphoned off. The World Bank subsequently said in February it was suspending a first tranche of $100 million in an $800-million four-year programme to fund free schools in DR Congo, citing concerns about "fraud and corruption" in the education sector. Two public education officials in the DRC were sentenced to 20 years in prison for embezzlement late last month. st/blb/jz/ri
schema:headline	DR Congo ex-minister gets three years for money laundering
schema:mentions	Dominican Republic Embezzlement Attorney general Félix Tshisekedi Flagship Money laundering Agence France-Presse Democratic Republic of the Congo World Bank Paris President of the United States Darius III United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Tranche Brazzaville
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