Kalev Mutond

Kalev Mutond
Mutond in 2017
General Manager of the Agence nationale de renseignements
In office
27 October 2011 – 19 March 2019
PresidentJoseph Kabila
Preceded byJean-Pierre Daruwezi Mokombe
Succeeded byJustin Inzun Kakiak [fr]
Personal details
Born(1957-03-03)3 March 1957
Died5 October 2026(2026-10-05) (aged 69)
Paris, France
OccupationCivil servant

Kalev Mutond (3 March 1957 – 5 October 2026) was a Congolese politician.

Life and career

Born on 3 March 1957, Mutond began his career working as a guard for Western embassies in Kinshasa. He then joined the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo, led by Laurent-Désiré Kabila, whose victory helped ascend his career. He became principal administrator of security for the Agence nationale de renseignements in 2007 before being appointed general manager by President Joseph Kabila in 2011.

In 2016, a complaint was filed against Mutond in the United States by Moïse Katumbi, alleging that he was tortured. In December of that year, sanctions were filed against him by the United States Department of the Treasury for alleged illegal mineral exports. In May 2017, he was sanctioned by the European Union for repeated and grave human rights violations during repression of the opposition for the postponed 2016 presidential election. The sanctions were renewed in 2018, 2019, and 2020. He was replaced at the Agence nationale de renseignements on 19 March 2019 by Justin Inzun Kakiak [fr]. However, he remained close to Kabila after he left office.

In February 2020, Mutond was detained at N'djili International Airport in Kinshasa for allegedly using a fake diplomatic passport. He was released shortly thereafter but barred from leaving the country. In February 2021, a court in Kinshasa revealed to the public that he had engaged in torture, death threats, and arbitrary arrests during his time at the Agence nationale de renseigments. In the following months, an arrest warrant was issued against him. He then disappeared from the public view, presumably going into exile. In October 2022, he returned to the DRC and began negotiations with authorities after one of his victims, Jean-Bertrand Ewanga, requested that the charges be dropped. In March 2023, he challenged the sanctions placed against him by the Court of Justice of the European Union; they were eventually lifted that June. On 10 August 2023, prosecutor Robert Kumbu announced the suspension of all charges. This decision caused a public complaint from former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Jean-Claude Muyambo Kyassa.

Mutond died in Paris on 5 October 2026, at the age of 69.

References

  1. ↑ "RDC : Kalev Mutond, l'ancien maître des renseignements de Joseph Kabila, est mort". LSi Africa (in French). 5 October 2026. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo". Official Journal of the European Union.
  3. 1 2 3 Soudan, François (21 September 2015). "RDC : la « pieuvre » ANR, dirigée par Kalev Mutond". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Kalev Mutond pourrait quitter l'ANR pour devenir Conseiller Spécial!". beto.cd (in French). 6 January 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Répression en RDC: l'Union européenne épingle de nouveau des noms d'officiels". Radio France Internationale (in French). 27 May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  6. ↑ Gras, Romain (9 December 2019). "RDC : l'UE maintient ses sanctions contre des proches de Joseph Kabila à l'exception de deux cas". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Gras, Romain (30 January 2020). "RDC : mis en cause par Augustin Kabuya, Kalev Mutond met en garde l'UDPS". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2026.
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  9. ↑ Gras, Romain (12 February 2020). "RDC : Kalev Mutond, l'ancien patron de l'ANR, interpellé pour détention illégale d'un passeport diplomatique". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "RDC : Kalev Mutond riposte après son audition par l'ANR". Jeune Afrique (in French). 17 February 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  11. ↑ Bujakera Tshiamala, Stanis (19 February 2021). "RDC : Kalev Mutond, l'ex-patron de l'ANR, de nouveau dans le viseur de la justice". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  12. ↑ Mulegwa, Pascal (12 March 2021). "RDC: perquisition chez l'ex-chef des renseignements Kalev Mutond, recherché par la justice". Radio France Internationale (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  13. ↑ Ligodi, Patient (5 July 2021). "RD Congo : en cavale, l'ex-patron du renseignement, Kalev Mutond, refait surface". Radio France Internationale (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "RDC: Kalev Mutond, ex-chef des renseignements, rentre au pays et demande pardon à ses victimes". Radio France Internationale (in French). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  15. ↑ Benazet, Pierre (20 June 2023). "RDC: l'UE lève les sanctions visant deux proches de l'ex-président Joseph Kabila". Radio France Internationale (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  16. ↑ Gras, Romain (12 August 2023). "En RDC, Kalev Mutond n'est plus recherché par la justice". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  17. ↑ "Affaire Kalev Mutond en RDC: l'opposant Jean-Claude Muyambo dépose plainte contre le procureur général de la Gombé". Radio France Internationale (in French). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  18. ↑ "RDC : Kalev Mutond, ancien patron des renseignements et homme de confiance de Joseph Kabila, est mort à Paris". Actualite.cd (in French). 5 October 2026. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  19. ↑ "Kalev Mutond, ancien chef de l'ANR, meurt à Paris". mediacongo.net (in French). 5 October 2026. Retrieved 7 October 2026.