US EditionAmericans convicted in Congo of a botched coup attempt now face U.S. charges
- Four Americans face U.S. Justice Department charges related to a May 2024 coup attempt in Congo.
- The charges stem from allegations the group recruited a rebel army to overthrow the Congolese government.
- Marcel Malanga, Tyler Thompson, and Benjamin Zalman-Polun were convicted in the DRC and later repatriated.
- Prosecutors allege the defendants conspired to use weapons and kill or kidnap people, including high-level officials.
- Following convictions, commuted sentences, and repatriation, the four now face U.S. Charges, including conspiracy to bomb government facilities.
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U.S. charges Americans convicted of coup attempt in Congo
The charges against the four men followed their repatriation to the U.S. on Tuesday. Prosecutors say the goal of the plot was to establish a new government known as New Zaire and install Christian Malanga, an apposition activist as its president
·Pointe-Noire, Congo
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US charges Americans over role in failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo
Three Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have now been charged in the United States. They will serve the rest of their jail terms in the US.
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