DR Congo: 66 soldiers sentenced to death for cowardice in conflict with FRN rebels
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Sixty-six soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were sentenced to death after being accused of cowardice, abandoning their posts, and refusing orders during conflict with FRN rebels. The defendants were tried over their conduct in the fighting.
Dozens of defendants were put on trial over accusations that they abandoned their posts and refused to follow direct orders.