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According to the report, thirty-seven people - including three Americans, a Briton, a Belgian, and a Canadian national - have been sentenced to death over an attempt to overthrow the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The men were accused of leading an attack on both the presidential palace and the home of an ally of President Félix Tshisekedi in May.
The report said that Christian Malanga, a US national of Congolese origin, the suspected leader of the plot, was killed during the attack, along with five others. In total 51 people were tried in a military court, with hearings broadcast on national TV and radio.
The report added that the attempted coup began in the capital, Kinshasa, in the early hours of 19 May. Armed men first attacked parliamentary speaker Vital Kamerhe’s home in Kinshasa then headed to the president’s official residence. Witnesses say a group of about 20 assailants in army uniform attacked the palace and an exchange of gunfire followed.
In addition, these groups are said to be members of the New Zaire Movement linked to Malanga, an exiled DR Congolese politician. DR Congo is a country with vast mineral wealth and a huge population. Despite this, life is difficult for many people, with conflict, corruption, and poor governance persisting which is why many like to assassinate their country's leader.
The culprits cannot escape the law and there are so many of them to be sentenced to death.
Report credit to BBC
The report said that Christian Malanga, a US national of Congolese origin, the suspected leader of the plot, was killed during the attack, along with five others. In total 51 people were tried in a military court, with hearings broadcast on national TV and radio.
The report added that the attempted coup began in the capital, Kinshasa, in the early hours of 19 May. Armed men first attacked parliamentary speaker Vital Kamerhe’s home in Kinshasa then headed to the president’s official residence. Witnesses say a group of about 20 assailants in army uniform attacked the palace and an exchange of gunfire followed.
In addition, these groups are said to be members of the New Zaire Movement linked to Malanga, an exiled DR Congolese politician. DR Congo is a country with vast mineral wealth and a huge population. Despite this, life is difficult for many people, with conflict, corruption, and poor governance persisting which is why many like to assassinate their country's leader.
The culprits cannot escape the law and there are so many of them to be sentenced to death.
Report credit to BBC
