DR Congo commutes death sentence against 3 Americans to life in prison

DR Congo commutes death sentence against 3 Americans to life in prison

Terra Daily

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Kinshasa (AFP) April 2, 2025

President Felix Tshisekedi has commuted death sentences handed to three Americans into life imprisonment for involvement in what the army said was a failed coup bid in DR Congo last year, according to an announcement. Marcel Malanga, Tyler Thompson and Benjamin Zalman-Polun are being held in a military prison in the capital, Kinshasa. The three Americans, who are aged between 23 and 37,

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