Three Americans are imprisoned for life in prison

Three Americans were convicted of their role in a failed coup in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year to the United States to serve the rest of the prison terms.

The three were originally sentenced to death by a military court before their rulings It was diluted to prison in life last week.

US State Department spokesman Tami Bruce said the three were “in our reservation.”

Return comes at a time when the United States and Dr. Congo are exploring a deal to exploit the huge mineral wealth in the country of Africa in Central Africa.

Last week, US President Donald Trump’s advisor to Africa visited Dr. Congo and confirmed that the two countries were holding talks about minerals and said it could include “millions of dollars investments.”

DR CONGO contains large sediments of Coltan and Cobalt, and is used in electronic equipment and batteries for electric cars, which are currently extracted largely by Chinese mining companies.

Congolese presidential spokeswoman Tina Naama said that the three American convicts – Marcel Malanga Malo, Taylor Thompson, and Dalan Bolon Benjamin – left Dr. Kongo on Tuesday to serve the rest of their rulings in the United States.

“They were accompanied by Nadjeli International Airport in Kinshasa in” strict compliance with legal procedures. ”

The presidency added that the transfer “is part of a dynamic to enhance judicial diplomacy and international cooperation in matters of justice and human rights” between Dr. Kongo and the United States.

The Americans were among the 37 people He was sentenced to death last September by a military court.

Jean -Jacques Wondo, a dual Congolese and Belgian citizen who was sentenced to death, was transferred in February to Belgium due to poor health.

It is not clear whether the other convicts, who include Britain, a Belgian citizen and a Canadian citizen, will reduce their sentences.

They were accused of offering an attack on both the presidential palace and the homeland of President Felix Chesikdi last May. Later, they were convicted of criminal conspiracy, terrorism and other charges that he carried out.

The suspect’s suspect, Christian Malanga, an American patriot of Congolese, was killed during the attack, along with five others. Hello son, Marcel Malanga Malo, among those who sent home on Tuesday.

The details of the prisoner transfer agreement were not immediately clear, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was aware of the return home in cooperation with the American embassy in Kinshasa, Decor Congo Capital.

The Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said that the United States condemned the armed attacks and supported Dr. Kongo’s attempt to hold the two custodians accountable, but also sought “consistent, emotional, humanitarian, and a fair legal process.”

Joseph Zalvric Soto, a member of the pressure groups working in the Congolese government, told Reuters that she had agreed to pay the price of the damage to the demonstrators who attacked the American embassy and other tasks earlier this year. American officials have not yet commented on the matter.