26 Sentenced to Death for Kabila Slaying
From Times Wire Reports
A military court in Congo sentenced 26 people to death for their involvement in the assassination of President Laurent Kabila two years ago.
Kabila was allegedly shot to death by a bodyguard in his palace in January 2001 and was replaced soon afterward by his son, Joseph. The bodyguard was shot dead at the scene.
Among those sentenced to death was Col. Eddy Kapend, Laurent Kabila’s closest personal aide, who was found guilty of having organized what was described by the court as a failed coup.
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