Three Americans convicted of their role in the failed coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo last year were sent home to the USA to serve the rest of their prisons.
The three were originally sentenced to the death of a military court before their sentences Laid for life in prison last week.
The U.S. Department of Spokesperson of the State Spokesperson of Tammy Bruce said that three “in our custody”.
Repatriation comes as USA and DR Congo explore a deal with the exploitation of huge mineral wealth of the Central African country.
Last week, the Senior US Adviser Donald Trump visited Dr. Congo and confirmed that the two countries were in conversations about minerals and said that it could include “multiple multibilion dollar investments.
Dr. Congo has large backrests of coltan and cobalt, which are used in electronic equipment and batteries for electric cars, which are currently largely extracting the Chinese mining company.
Three US convicts – Marcel Malanga Malu, Tylor Thomson and Zalman Benjamin – left a Dr. Congo on Tuesday to serve the rest of his sentences in the United States, said Congolese Presidential Spokesman Tina Salam.
They are accompanied by the International Airport to N’Dji in Kinshas in “Strict Respecting Legal Procedures,” said the Presidency of Dr. Congo.
Transfer “is part of the dynamics of strengthening judicial diplomacy and international cooperation in justice and human rights issues” between Dr. Kong and the United States, a presidency added.
Americans were among 37 people Sentenced to death last September by military court.
Jean-Jacques Wondo, a double Congolese and Belgian citizen who were also sentenced to death, was transferred to Belgium in February due to ill health.
It is not clear whether other convicts, which include British, Belgian and Canadian national, will also run over penalties.
They were accused of conducting attacks on the Presidential Palace, and the Chairman of the President of the Félix Tshisekedia last May. Later, they were convicted of criminal conspiracy, terrorism and other charges, which they denied.
The suspicious leader of the plot, Christian Malang, American citizens of the Among Origin, was killed during the attack, along with five more people. Hi son, Marcel Malang Malu, among them, was sent home on Tuesday.
Details of the prisoner transfer agreement were not immediately clear, but the State Department said that he was aware of the repatriation carried out in collaboration with the US Embassy in Kinshas, the capital Dr Congo.
But legal experts say that they are unlikely that now they will release them or shorten the penalties, reports the AP newspaper agency.
The Department of State Spokesperson said that the United States condemned the armed attacks and supported the competition dr. Kong to hold responsibilities of convicts, but she also sought “consistent, compassionate, human procedure and the proper legal process.”
Joseph Szlavik-Soto, a lobbyer who works for the Congregate Government, said Reuters News Agency that he agreed to pay the damage to the protesters who attacked the US Embassy and other missions this year. U.S. officials have yet to comment on the matter.
2025-04-09 10:25:00
