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Among those sentenced were a Belgian, Briton, and Canadian. Court president Freddy Ehume delivered the verdict, stating, “The court pronounces the harshest sentence: the death penalty for criminal association, the death penalty for attack, the death penalty for terrorism.”
Three US citizens were sentenced to death by a military court for their role in a failed coup in the Democratic Republic of CongoThe trial, which began in early June, focused on an alleged coup attempt on May 19, when armed men stormed government buildings, including the home of the Minister of the Economy. The group attempted to storm Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s offices, but the army responded and thwarted the plot. Six people were killed in the botched coup attempt.
American Marcel Malanga, fourth right, stands with others during a court verdict in Congo, Kinshasa, Friday Sept .13, 2024, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt in May 2024. He allegedly convinced one of his sons, Marcel, a high school football player, to join him. The other Americans accused of participating in the coup are Tyler Thompson, a Utah resident who told his parents he would be vacationing in South Africa, and convicted marijuana trafficker Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun.The Congolese government recently lifted a moratorium on the death penalty, which had been in place since 2003.
The defendants have five days to appeal the verdict. Richard Bondo, the lawyer who defended the six foreigners charged, said he planned to appeal the decision, claiming his clients had inadequate interpreters during the investigation of the case, according to
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