00:00In Butembo, in Eastern DRC, mourners gathered on Wednesday to bury Marie-Célestin Carandois,
00:06three days after he died following a violent assault.
00:09The UGPS official had publicly defended the response to Ebola.
00:14Family members, colleagues and residents gathered to pay their final respects.
00:19I'm deeply saddened and devastated by the loss of a true fighter.
00:23It's an enormous loss and leaves us speechless.
00:32We're deeply saddened because losing even a single Congolese person is a great loss.
00:38After appearing on Mwagaza Radio, where he discussed Ebola and several political issues,
00:45Carandois was attacked on his way home.
00:48He later succumbed to his injuries, and his house was subsequently set on fire.
00:54His relatives are calling for full investigation into his death.
01:00We want to know who carried out this act.
01:02We want the government to deal with those responsible,
01:04so that we can get answers and shed light on what happened.
01:08We want the truth.
01:10Carandois killing come as health authorities continue to face mistrust over the Ebola response in North Kivu.
01:19Medical workers say some residents believe health teams are financially motivated,
01:23allegations they reject.
01:28But people think that when we talk about Ebola, it means we have been paid to do so.
01:33So it is completely untrue.
01:36Marie-Celestine Carandois was laid to rest in his native village in Laburo in North Kivu.
01:42His funeral comes amid continued mistrust surrounding the Ebola response,
01:47as authorities call for greater cooperation with medical teams.
