Three US citizens were among 37 people sentenced to death by a military court in the Democ... - Citeful
Three US citizens were among 37 people sentenced to death by a military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo for their alleged role in a coup attempt
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo, one of Africa’s largest countries, has convicted three Americans and dozens of others of taking part in a coup attempt and imposed “the harshest penalty, that of death.”
The court convicted the 37 defendants, including the three Americans and imposed the death penalty in a verdict delivered by presiding judge Maj. Freddy Ehuma at an open-air military court proceeding.
The defendants, a majority of them Congolese but also including a Briton, a Belgian and a Canadian, were charged with terrorism, murder, criminal association and illegal possession of weapons, among other charges.
The lawyer who defended the six foreigners said they would appeal the verdicts.