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Congo Military Court Sentences 37 to Death in Coup Trial

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A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 37 people to death for their alleged roles in a coup attempt on May 19. The defendants, including three Americans, have five days to appeal the verdict. The trial, which opened in June, resulted in the acquittal of 14 people. The coup attempt, led by opposition figure Christian Malanga, resulted in the deaths of six people, including Malanga, who was killed by security forces. The defendants were convicted of charges including criminal association, attack, and terrorism. The verdict was announced by court president Freddy Ehume, who stated that the court had pronounced the harshest sentence, the death penalty.

  1. CD
    Freddy Ehuma
    Congo Department of Justice
    1. The court pronounces the harshest sentence: the death penalty for criminal association, the death penalty for attack, the death penalty for terrorism.
  2. US
    Mike Lee
    Republican Party
    1. My thoughts are with the families during this difficult time.
    2. We will continue to work with the State Department to receive updates on this case.
  3. US
    Dilan Maxfield
    US Senate
    1. This is an extremely difficult and frightening situation for the families involved.
  4. US
    Matthew Miller
    US State Department
    1. We understand that the legal process in the DRC allows for defendants to appeal the court's decision.
    2. Embassy staff have been attending these proceedings as they've gone through the process. We continue to attend the proceedings and follow the developments closely.
  5. CD
    Alain Uaykani
    Al Jazeera
    1. This coup was not organised by the military of the country or police officers here in the country.
    2. A majority of them, they came from the diaspora.
  6. GB
    Lewis Mudge
    Human Rights Watch
    1. The Congolese government needs to treat this crisis as an opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to human rights and the rule of law.
    2. Congo and the region have a legacy of coups and attempted coups.
  7. US
    Miranda Thompson
    1. We were in complete shock as to what was happening, and the unknown. Everything we were learning was what we were getting off Google.

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sources

  1. 1.The New York Times
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.BBC
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.Al Jazeera
  6. 6.CNN
  7. 7.CTV News
  8. 8.Africa Intelligence
  9. 9.Agence France-Presse
  10. 10.Associated Press
  11. 11.Reuters
  12. 12.Times

perspectives

  1. 1.Coup d'état
  2. 2.DRC under Félix Tshisekedi

countries

  1. 1.BelgiumBE
  2. 2.CanadaCA
  3. 3.Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCD
  4. 4.CongoCG
  5. 5.United KingdomGB
  6. 6.MozambiqueMZ
  7. 7.NigeriaNG
  8. 8.SenegalSN
  9. 9.EswatiniSZ
  10. 10.United StatesUS
  11. 11.South AfricaZA

organizations

  1. 1.Human Rights Watch
  2. 2.British Foreign OfficeGB
  3. 3.GoogleUS
  4. 4.New Zaire Movement
  5. 5.United Congolese Party
  6. 6.US State DepartmentUS

persons

  1. 1.Christian Malanga
  2. 2.Marcel Malanga
  3. 3.Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun
  4. 4.Félix TshisekediCD
  5. 5.Tyler Thompson Jr
  6. 6.Innocent Radjabu
  7. 7.Jean-Jacques Wondo
  8. 8.Ruth Maclean
  9. 9.Vital Kamerhe
  10. 10.Brittney Sawyer
  11. 11.Miranda ThompsonUS
  12. 12.Mobutu Sese Seko

technicals

  1. 1.Great Lakes