KINSHASA (AFP) - DR Congo police banned a swearing-in ceremony Friday for opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, who has refused to accept the recent re-election of President Joseph Kabila.
"It's banned. There is already an elected president who has been sworn in. We cannot have another swearing-in. It's an act of subversion," a source close to the head of the country's police said.
"Such a rally would be destabilising for the regime in place," he added.
Police dispersed opposition supporters who had gathered near Tshisekedi's residence in Kinshasa's Liemete district.
Armoured vehicles of the Republican Guard and a large number of police had also taken up positions around the capital's Martyrs Stadium where Tshisekedi had called on his supporters to attend his swearing-in.
Kabila, who has been in power since January 2001, took nearly 49 percent of the vote in last month's election, with Tshisekedi coming in second with 32 percent.
Kabila was officially sworn-in at a ceremony in Kinshasa on Tuesday.
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