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Congo colonel sentenced to death for killing UN experts
Filed: Jun 09, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
Summary: A Congolese military court sentenced Colonel Jean de Dieu Mambweni to death for orchestrating the 2017 murder of two UN experts.
WHO: Congolese High Military Court in Kinshasa
WHAT: Sentenced army colonel Jean de Dieu Mambweni to death for murder tied to the conspiracy to kill two UN experts
WHEN: Jun 09, 2026 at 5:17 AM ET
WHERE: Kinshasa, Congo (DRC)
WHY: He was found guilty of actively orchestrating the killings of UN experts investigating mass killings in the Kasai region.
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