The Democratic Republic of Congo has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted over their involvement in a failed coup to overthrow the government last May.
President Felix Tshisekedi granted “individual clemency” to Marcel Malanga, Tylor Thomson, and Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, who will now serve life in prison for charges of criminal conspiracy and terrorism.
The State Department has been involved in discussions with the Congolese government, but officials have not condemned the three U.S. citizens’ imprisonment.
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FILE – From left, Tyler Thompson Jr., Marcel Malanga, and Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, all American citizens, face the court in Kinshasa, Congo, with 52 other defendants, June 7, 2024, accused of a role in the attempted coup in Congo led by little-known opposition figure Christian Malanga in which
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