An army colonel Mike Mikombe, has been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for his role in the killing of more over fifty demonstrators in August.
Mike Mikombe ordered Troops serving under him to opened fire in the eastern city of Goma on members of a religious sect taking part in a banned protest against the United Nations peacekeeping force.
Three fellow officers have also been convicted by a military tribunal and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The death sentence is often handed down in Democratic Republic of Congo but it’s been over 20 years since an execution took place.
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