DRC prosecutors seek death penalty for 50 defendants after coup attempt

Counsellors and accused of a failed coup attempt sit at the first hearing of the trial at the Ndolo Prison in Kinshasa on 7 June, 2024. AFP - ARSENE MPIANA

Prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of Congo are calling for 50 defendants, including three Americans, to face the death penalty over what the army says was a coup attempt in May.

Military prosectuor Lieutenant Colonel Innocent Radjabu on Tuesday urged judges to sentence to death all those on trial, barring one defendant.