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Congo colonel sentenced to death for UN experts murder
Filed: Jun 09, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
Summary: A Congolese military court sentenced Colonel Jean de Dieu Mambweni to death for orchestrating the 2017 murder of two UN experts.
WHO: High Military Court in Kinshasa; Colonel Jean de Dieu Mambweni
WHAT: Sentenced Colonel Jean de Dieu Mambweni to death for the war crime of murder for orchestrating the killings of two UN experts.
WHEN: Jun 09, 2026 at 8:13 AM ET
WHERE: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHY: The court found him guilty of actively orchestrating the killings of UN experts during their 2017 investigation in the Kasai region.
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