on june 20, 2020, vital kamerhe, was sentenced to "20 years of forced labor" and 10 years of ineligibility and inability to access public office for embezzlement, aggravated corruption and money laundering, the court announced. of high instance of kinshasa-gombe. his co-defendant, businessman samih jammal, faces the same penalties and an expulsion order after their executions. the court also orders the confiscation of the accounts and properties of family members of vital kamerhe.