More than 60 soldiers have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for cowardice against the enemy and other charges, Anadolu Agency reported.
About 70 uniformed personnel from the 3,415th Infantry Regiment of the Congolese Army were arrested on October 20 in the Walikale region (North Kivu Province), where their unit was fighting with the rebels of the March 23 Movement. The detainees appeared in court on charges of cowardice, disobeying orders and rebellion.
As a result, 66 of the officers were sentenced to the maximum sentence, another received a sentence of 10 years in prison and another 4 were acquitted.