DR Congo court sentences 54 to death in final verdict on murder of UN experts
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Source: AfricaNews
Published: 2026-06-08 21:01 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Defence, Africa, Military & Defence, Law & Courts, International Orgs, World News, Crime & Justice, War & Conflict
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Nearly nine years after the killing of two United Nations experts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's High Military Court has delivered its final verdict. All 54 defendants charged in the murder of American investigator Michael Sharp and Swedish-Chilean expert Zaida Catalan have been sentenced to death.
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