Congo repeats 3 Americans that face death sentences in a failed coup plot

Three Americans convicted to attend A blow test in Congo Last year to the United States, returned after the day Their death sentences were changed Congress sentenced to life imprisonment, the presidency of the Congo on Tuesday.

Three US Embassy will serve the sentences in the United States after a repatriation in cooperation with the President of Congolese President Tina Salama said in X.

Federal prosecutors opened a criminal announcement on Wednesday, Wednesday, all three suspects were charged – Marseilli Malanga, 22; Tyler Thompson, 22; And Benjamin Zalman-Polun, 37 – and fourth man, 67-year-old Joseph Peter Moesser, with more than one accusation in the Congo Democratic Republic.

Malanga, Thompson and Zalman-Polun, Department of Justice Brooklyn Federal Court will take first court in the first court gossip in a statement. The salt city is being held in the city of Utah, Utah. Moesser is expected to appear in the Federal Justice in Salt Lake on April 10.

The State Department said that this is aware of the transfer of this to the US guardianship and asking for the Justice Department.

“We are in our arrest and strongly condemn the armed attacks on May 19, and support the DRC officials who hold the responsible ones,” he said. “At the same time, we are looking for a consistent, compassionate, human-minded treatment and a fair legal process on behalf of US citizens.”

Malanga is the son of opposition Christian Malanga, which causes the presidential palace to the cines in Kinshasa. Elder Malanga, who was broadcast live from the palace while trying, was killed after being arrested, and said Congolese officials said.

Malanga, who declared himself “New Zaire President”, was a rich businessman and a former captain in the Congolese army. In 2011, he stopped for elections, but was arrested for several weeks and arrested. Marcel Malanga, his father said he was forced to participate in the botched coup attempt that leaves him six people died.

In addition, the young Malanga, a young Malanga flying to Africa for believing in Africa, the Zalman-Polun and Zalman-Polun, who has known Christian malanga through a gold mining company.

Their return news brought joy to families. Thompson’s stepmother Miranda Tekin said to the AP, not all the details returned, “But we are very pleased to have the American land again.”

Pardon and repatriation, Congolese officials have made efforts to sign the United States Mineral Agreement in exchange for security support fighting against Kinshasa rebels Hit the country’s conflict.

The release of US citizens comes a week after the State Department Massad Boulos As a chief consultant for Africa. Boulos went to the Democratic Republic of Congo on April 3 and met with government officials and business leaders to “promote continuous peace” and “investment in the private sector” in Bruce. “

Last week, Boulos confirmed that the countries were in talks on the issue and said that “a lot of billion dollars.” He estimated the US Congo had a dollar with trillions Mineral Wealththe most part of it.

“This decision is part of the dynamics of strengthening international cooperation on justice and human rights between the two countries and strengthening international cooperation and strengthening international cooperation,” the presidency of the Congo returned on Tuesday.

After the coup attempt, dozens were convicted, most of them were united, but also including a British, Belgian and Canada. Includes terrorism, murder, crime and charges of illegal weapons.

The fate of the rest was not immediately clear.

The Congo restored the death penalty last year, and the authorities lifted more than two decades of moratoriums fighting violence and variance to release the military attacks.

Last year, family members slept in places in high security military prison in men KinshasaStruggle with health problems and pay for food and hygiene products.