Belgian jurist argues statues of King Leopold II should not stand
27th August 2017
Statues of the second King of the Belgians, Leopold II, belong in a museum and not in any public space. That any still exist and that streets are named for the King is a disgrace. So writes the Belgium jurist from a Congolese background Sandrine Efoko in Knack magazine.
“The King was responsible for a barbaric rule in Congo for over twenty years. This policy of terror by Leopold II only had…