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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 16, 2005

DRC. DEATH SENTENCE FOR 21 SOLDIERS

a military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 21 government soldiers to death for atrocities they committed in the east.

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a military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 21 government soldiers to death for atrocities they committed in the east.
They were convicted for raping, looting and refusing to obey orders when deployed to Kanyabayonga, an area run by former rebels in December.
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  • (Sources: BBC, 16/02/2005;)