A CONGOLESE minister who has been probed by French authorities for alleged human rights abuses has pulled out of a conference appearance in Perth at the last minute.
Pierre Oba, Republic of Congo Minister of Mines and Geology, was scheduled to speak at the Paydirt Africa Down Under mining conference on Thursday but pulled out on Wednesday.
Paydirt chairman Bill Repard said his delegation also did not attend.
"He's unfortunately had a change of plans," Mr Repard told AAP.
He said Mr Oba was not on any Australian blacklists and would not have had any visa problems.
Mr Oba addressed the conference last year and was to be the guest of honour at a breakfast of mining executives at a Perth hotel in November 2010 but pulled out.
He had played a vital role in helping Sundance Resources deal with the aftermath of a plane crash in the Republic of Congo in June 2010 that killed the company's entire board.
Mr Oba was the subject of a legal case in a local court in France in relation to an alleged massacre in the Republic of Congo in the late 1990s, but has denied any involvement.
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