The Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 66 soldiers to death for "cowardice".
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 66 soldiers to death for cowardice, mutiny and insubordination after accusing them of fleeing clashes with rebel groups in northern Kivu and deserting the front. The soldiers, members of the 3,415th Battalion, were tried in Vallikala.
Of the 71 defendants, four were acquitted and one received ten years in prison. The process lasted 12 days and according to the army wants to strengthen the discipline of the forces fighting the rebel coalition that includes the M23. Since the beginning of 2025, at least 381 Congolese soldiers have received death sentences, according to a survey by French radio station RFI.
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