The past is catching up with 93-year-old Etienne Davignon, a former Belgian diplomat accused of war crimes. On January 20, judges at the Brussels Criminal Court’s Council Chamber heard his legal defense in an attempt to prevent a trial against him for his alleged role in the 1961 killing of C ongolese politician Patrice Lumumba .   The Congolese leader fought for the Congo’s liberation from Belgian colonial rule. He remains a symbol for speaking out against injustice and highlighting the