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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Apple
Type of liability
Personne morale
Alleged perpetrator(s)
Apple
Nationality of alleged perpetrator(s)
French
Legal classification of crime(s)
Concealment of war crimes, laundering of forgeries and consumer deception
Ongoing proceedings
oui
Regime
4 - 113 CP
Summary of facts
Apple is accused of using conflict minerals, making the multinational complicit in crimes committed by armed groups that control certain mines in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Amnesty International France recalls that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.
Legal proceedings
<p>In December 2024: The DRC files a complaint in Belgium and France for concealment of war crimes, laundering of forgeries and consumer deception.<br />
February 18, 2025: The Public Prosecutor’s Office drops the complaint as regards the offenses of laundering and deception, which were reportedly “insufficiently substantiated”, and invites the complainants to turn to the PNAT (National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office) regarding the offenses relating to war crimes.</p>
February 18, 2025: The Public Prosecutor’s Office drops the complaint as regards the offenses of laundering and deception, which were reportedly “insufficiently substantiated”, and invites the complainants to turn to the PNAT (National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office) regarding the offenses relating to war crimes.</p>
Complaint
non
Legal basis for jurisdiction (article)
113-6 PC