How 3 Americans ended up in a coup attempt in Congo | AP News
WEBSep 13, 2024 · 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 ...
DR Congo coup attempt: Thirty-seven sentenced to death - BBC
WEBSep 13, 2024 · US and British citizens among 37 sentenced to death in DR Congo coup trial. Thirty-seven people - including three Americans, a Briton, a Belgian and a Canadian national - have been sentenced to ...
3 Americans among dozens sentenced to death in Congo coup …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of taking part in a coup attempt.
The lawyer for 3 Americans facing a death sentence over Congo coup ...
WEB3 days ago · KINSHASA, Congo — The lawyer for three Americans sentenced to death in Congo on charges of participating in a coup attempt filed an appeal Tuesday, he told The Associated Press.
Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup ...
WEBSep 13, 2024 · KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt.. The defendants, most of them Congolese but also including a Briton, Belgian and Canadian, have five days to appeal the verdict on charges that include attempted coup, terrorism and criminal association.
Prosecutors seek death penalty for 50 people implicated in alleged coup …
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Prosecutors on Tuesday called for 50 people, including three Americans, to face the death penalty for what the Congolese army says was a coup attempt earlier this year.
Americans in alleged Congo coup plot formed an unlikely band
WEBMay 21, 2024 · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Three Americans involved in a brazen weekend attack on Congo’s presidential palace formed an unlikely band under the leadership of eccentric opposition figure Christian Malanga, who dabbled in gold mining and used cars before persuading his Utah-born son to join in the …
3 Americans implicated in a coup attempt in Congo go on trial …
WEBJun 8, 2024 · Three Americans accused of a role in last month’s attempted coup in Congo appeared in court in Kinshasa on Friday, among a total of 53 defendants who were lined up on plastic chairs before the judge on the first day of the hearing.
DR Congo failed coup: Suspects on trial in military court - BBC
WEBJun 7, 2024 · The trial of 51 individuals, including three Americans, accused of attempting to overthrow the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo last month, has begun. The hearing is being...
Congolese Army Says It Foiled a Coup Involving Americans
WEBMay 19, 2024 · The military of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday that it had foiled a coup attempt involving foreigners, hours after a gunfight near the presidential palace in which at least...