A Congolese military court has sentenced a colonel to death after soldiers fired upon a crowd of protesters earlier this year.
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Col. Mike Mikombe, former commander of the Republican Guard in the eastern city of Goma, was sentenced Monday. Congo has not enforced the death penalty in more than 20 years, effectively making it a life sentence. Three other second-class soldiers from the same unit were sentenced to 10 years in prison. Two other officers were acquitted, including Col. Donat Bawili, who headed the Congolese armed forces regiment in Goma at the time.. Its supporters planned to demonstrate against the regional East African Community organization and the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo.
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