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Soldiers escape death sentence for ransacking parish in Congo
November 05, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Four soldiers were sentenced to death by a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after they were found guilty of looting a parish in Mabimbi, but that sentence was reduced to a prison term.
The initial stiff sentence apparently shows the determination of military leaders to respond to frequent complaints that soldiers have looted homes during a state of siege in the North Kivu province.
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