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Three Americans, convicted of role in the unsuccessful coup in the Congo Democratic Republic last year, were sent home to the United States to serve the rest of the imprisonment.
Three were originally convicted of execution by a military court before they were sentences Last week in prison survived life in prison.
The US Department of the Ministry of the US Ministry said the three were “under the care”.
Repatriation occurs when the US and Dr. Congo study the transaction on the use of huge mineral wealth of the Central -African country.
Last week, US Presidential Senior Advisor Donald Trump visited Dr. Congo in Africa and confirmed that both countries are negotiating minerals and stated that this might include “multi -billion dollar investments”.
The Congo D -R -Congo has large Coltan and Cobalt deposits used in electronic electric vehicles, which are now largely extracted by Chinese mining companies.
Three American convicts – Marseille Malung Malung, Tylor Thomson and Zalman Polun Benjamin – left Dr. Congo on Tuesday to serve the rest of his sentences in the US, said President Congolese Salam President.
They were carried out to N’djili International Airport in Kinshas in “strict legal procedures,” Dr. Congo’s presidency said.
Transmission “is part of the dynamics of strengthening judicial diplomacy and international cooperation on justice and human rights” between Dr. Congo and the United States, the presidency added.
Americans were among 37 people Convicted to death last September by a military court.
Jean-Jacques Wonda, Double Congolese and Belgian citizen, who was also sentenced to death, was transferred to Belgium because of poor well-being.
It is unclear whether the other convicts, which include the British, Belgian and National Canadian, will also be transferred.
They were accused of attacking the Presidential Palace, as well as the Home of President Felix Tshasecki ally last May. Later, they were convicted of criminal conspiracy, terrorism and other allegations they denied.
The suspected leader of the plot Christian Malanga, a citizen of Congolese descent, was killed during the attack with five others. Hi, son, Marseille Malung Malu, among those who sent home on Tuesday.
The details of the prisoner’s transfer agreement were not immediately understandable, but the State Department said that it was known about the repatriation made in cooperation with the US Embassy in Kinshasa, the capital of Dr. Congo.
The press secretary of the department said the US had condemned the armed attacks and supported Dr. Congo’s application to prosecute the convicts, but she also sought “” consistently, merciful, humane treatment and fair legal process “.
Joseph Szlovik-Soto, a lobbyist working at the Congolese government, told Reuters Reuters that he agreed to pay for the damage caused to protesters who attacked the US Embassy and other missions earlier this year. US officials have not yet commented on this issue.
