{"id":24717,"date":"2023-02-12T08:45:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T13:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=24717"},"modified":"2023-02-12T08:45:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T13:45:12","slug":"dr-congo-soldiers-get-death-sentence-for-cowardice-against-rebels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/02\/12\/dr-congo-soldiers-get-death-sentence-for-cowardice-against-rebels\/","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo soldiers get death sentence for cowardice against rebels"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A court in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced seven soldiers to death for cowardice in the face of the enemy and murder.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They were found to have fled advancing M23 rebels, retreating through the town of Sake where they caused the death of two people by recklessly discharging their arms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Their lawyers plan to appeal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Last November, three other soldiers were convicted of cowardice and sentenced to death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In DR Congo death sentences are commuted to life imprisonment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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