American Jewish man sentenced to death in Congo for his involvement in a failed coup
Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun — a Washington, D.C. area native and father of three — was one of three Americans among 37 people sentenced to death.
Three U.S. citizens face death penalty for participating in Congo coup attempt
Three Americans are facing death sentences in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they are charged with trying to help overthrow that country's president.
Three US citizens sentenced to death in Congo over role in failed coup
Three U.S. citizens are among 37 defendants sentenced to death by a military court on Friday for their role in a May failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo.
3 Americans sentenced to death in failed coup attempt trial in DRC
A military court in the DRC sentenced US citizens and dozens of others for their role in a failed coup attempt in May.
Three Americans — including two with Utah ties — sentenced to death for failed Congo coup
The coup leader, Christian Malanga, an opponent of the Congolese government who ran a minor opposition party, livestreamed the attack before security forces killed him. His son, Marcel Malanga ...
How 3 Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and face the death penalty
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,
Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
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 defendants, who also included a Briton,
Congo court sentences 37 to death
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,
Three US citizens among 37 sentenced to death in Congo over coup
Three US citizens, Marcel Malanga, Tyler Thompson and Benjamin Zalman-Polun, are among 37 defendants who have been sentenced to death by a military court for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo.
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3 Americans in Congo sentenced to death after coup attempt
Six people were killed during the botched coup attempt, including Christian Malanga, who was fatally shot while resisting arrest soon after live-streaming the attack on his social media ...
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Americans among 37 people sentenced to death for Congo coup attempt
Six died during the failed uprising, including mastermind Christian Malanga, 41, who came to the US as a teen refugee and was a car dealer in Utah before returning to his native country.
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3 Americans and 34 Others Sentenced to Death in Congo on Coup Charges
The foiled coup attempt led by a little-known opposition figure Christian Malanga in May killed six people, including Malanga who died during a shootout with presidential guards. The ...
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Three Americans and 34 others sentenced to death over coup attempt in Congo
Six people were killed during the botched coup attempt led by the little-known opposition figure Christian Malanga in May that targeted the presidential palace and a close ally of President Felix ...
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3 Americans sentenced to death in failed coup attempt trial in DRC
The sentencing ends three months of hearings into the events of May 19, when a group of armed men led by Congolese political exile and longtime US resident Christian Malanga staged an bungled ...