Judge Tells DRC 'Coup' Trial Acts 'Punishable By Death'

Around 50 people accused of a coup bid went on trial at Ndolo prison in Kinshasa (Credit: AFP)

Around 50 people, including three US citizens and a Belgian, went on trial on Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo over what the army called an attempted coup.

The actions of the three Americans were "punishable by death", judge Freddy Ehume told the military court in the DRC capital, Kinshasa.