How 3 Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and face the death penalty
Congo reinstated the death penalty earlier this year, lifting a more than two-decade-old moratorium, as authorities struggle to curb violence and militant attacks in the country. The men convicted in the coup attempt would probably be executed by firing squad.
The lawyer for 3 Americans facing a death sentence over Congo coup attempt files appeal
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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.
DR Congo Military Court Sentences Coup Plotters to Death
Several alleged coup plotters, including three Americans, were convicted and sentenced to death by a military court in Kinshasa on Friday, following a failed coup attempt on May 19 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
A military court in Congo has convicted 37 people, including three Americans, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt and sentenced them to death.
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.
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