Lewis v. Mutond

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Royce C. Lamberth, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

' This case concerns' allegations brought by Darryl Lewis (“plaintiff’) for violations of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (“TVPA”) in connection with his unlawful detention and torture by Kalev Mu-tond, the General Administrator of the National Intelligence Agency (“ANR”) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”), and Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, the DRC Minister of Justice (“defendants”). Plaintiff brings this action to recover compensatory and punitive damages under the TVPA, and sues each defendant in…