Six Westerners, incl. 3 Americans, on trial for DRC coup attempt
If convicted, some of the defendants could be sentenced to death or hefty prison terms as Judge Freddy Ehume stated that the Americans' charges are “punishable by death.” | The trial of the failed effort to overthrow the government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun in Kinshasa, involving 50 suspects, of whom three are American and three others are from the UK, Canada, and Belgium. ● The defendants appeared at a military court on Friday in Kinshasha where they face counts of criminal conspiracy, murder, terrorism, and other charges for their suspected roles in last month’s failed coup attempt. ● If convicted, some of the defendants could be sentenced to death or hefty prison terms as Judge Freddy Ehume stated that the Americans' charges are “punishable by death.”
■ Americans put on trial over failed African coup attempt (RT.com)