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The US Treasury has accused the President of the Electoral Commission, Corneille Nangaa, and his colleagues, of obstructing democracy and corruption. By John WESSELS (AFP / File)
The president of the electoral commission of the DRC denied Saturday the American allegations that he was involved in misappropriation of funds for the presidential election of the country.
The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions on Corneille Nangaa and two other Congolese officials who monitored the election results of last year.
The Treasury Department froze Nangaa's US holdings. Washington accuses the trio of corruption and obstruction of democracy during the December presidential election.
"I've never been involved in any type of corruption," Nangaa said Saturday on Twitter.
"We acted in accordance with the directives of the board of directors (of the electoral commission) and under the control of the parliament".
The US Treasury sanctions also target Commission Vice President Norbert Basengezi and Marcellin Mukolo Basengezi, a son of Basengezi, Nangaa's adviser.
In the elections, Felix Tshisekedi was declared controversial winner, with the blessing of outgoing President Joseph Kabila.
It was the first peaceful transfer of power in the country since the independence of Belgium in 1960.
His opposition counterpart, Martin Fayalu, accused Nangaa of rigging the results.
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