DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Soldier sentenced to death for murder
the military court of the Bukavu Garrison, in the Eastern region of the DRC, sentenced to death a FARDC soldier for killing a 5-year-old boy and wounding four other civilians.
the military court of the Bukavu Garrison, in the Eastern region of the DRC, sentenced to death a FARDC soldier for killing a 5-year-old boy and wounding four other civilians. The accused was assisted by two lawyers for the crime committed only one day
earlier. During the trial only one eye-witness was presented by the prosecutor. Marks on the defendant’s body indicated that he had been subjected to physical ill treatment before coming to court.
earlier. During the trial only one eye-witness was presented by the prosecutor. Marks on the defendant’s body indicated that he had been subjected to physical ill treatment before coming to court.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: MONUC, 18/03/2006)