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The Chairman of the court, Lieutenant General Joseph Mutombo Catalay Tiende, explained that the postponement was due to state considerations due to the absence of some members of the judicial board. The next hearing has been postponed to July 9, 2026.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The military court noted that the postponement was provided for the filing of petitions by other defense groups. Maitre Parfait Cagnenga, the lawyer of General Civeve, said that their petition has already been submitted, and the defense hopes to consider it at the next hearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\">The central theme of the first court session was the identification of the accused. On the same day, the Supreme Military Court informed them of the charges. 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Lieutenant General Lucien-Rene Liculia Bakumi, Auditor General of the FARDC, explained that this procedure is based on articles 326 and 327 of the Military Judicial Code of the DRC, applicable to wanted persons. This trial complements the trials of senior FARDC officers and generals linked to Rwanda's aggression through the Kigali-backed AFC\u002FM23 rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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