DRC court sentences ex-President Kabila to death for treason, war crimes

Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila.

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The Congolese military court on Tuesday sentenced former President Joseph Kabila to death and ordered his immediate arrest.

Tried and convicted in absentia, Kabila faced charges including war crimes, rape, murder, incitement, treason, conspiracy, and promoting war-related propaganda. The court also ordered him to pay more than $30 billion in damages to the State and to the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu.