Rebel DR Congo Pastor Tells President to Quit

The pastor blamed for a wave of deadly violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo demanded Tuesday that the president step down, and denied reports he had fled the country.

"Let him resign, let him quit," Joseph Mukungubila Mutombo told Agence France Presse by telephone.

"It is unacceptable that a foreigner should be the head of state. This is unacceptable," he said in reference to claims by President Joseph Kabila's foes that he is Rwandan.

Asked about his flight from DR Congo after the attacks, the pastor said the allegations were not "correct", but would not say more about his whereabouts.