Congolese bank robber Honorine Porsche transferred to Germany

Honorine Porsche, a German citizen with Congolese roots, has been transferred to Germany after being sentenced to ten years in prison for her involvement in a bank robbery in Kinshasa. The transfer, occurring on June 4, 2026, under German police escort, is part of a judicial cooperation agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Germany.

Porsche was convicted by the Kinshasa-Gombe military garrison court for her role in the 2025 robbery of the RawBank branch in the Matonge neighborhood. In addition to her prison sentence, she was ordered to pay a fine of 300 million Congolese francs as compensation for damages caused by the crime.

The transfer follows several suicide attempts by Porsche while she was detained at the Makala central prison in Kinshasa. Her arrest took place in October 2025, leading to the subsequent trial and conviction.

This judicial cooperation mechanism aims to facilitate the transfer of convicted individuals between the two countries, allowing them to serve their sentences in their home countries or countries with which they hold citizenship. The case highlights the complexities of international judicial processes and cooperation in handling transnational crimes.