Congo opposition leader arrested

- Congolese security forces Sunday arrested one of the leaders of the opposition. Martin Fayulu is one of the organizers of a general strike was declared for Tuesday to put pressure on President Joseph Kabila to resign his post this year.

Fayulu was arrested at the headquarters of his ECIDE Party, said Jose Maria Aranaz, director of the Joint Human Rights Office of the United Nations in Congo (UNJHRO). Aranaz said it was unclear whether Fayulu was taken by the police or the army. Blaise Munizi, an MP from ECIDE, said the opposition leader was in the hands of the intelligence services.

Aranaz,, spoke of a pattern of intimidation '' that violates the constitutional freedom of assembly.

Government spokesmen were not available for comment.

Kabila elections in 2006 and 2011. According to the constitution, he won in the elections now scheduled for November will not be re-elected, but according to the opposition, he is trying to postpone the elections in order to remain longer.

Human Rights Watch called the arrest of Fauyulu,, a very worrying sign. '