Dr Congo: 7 army commandos sentenced to death over running away from battlefront

A garrison military court has handed a death sentence to seven commandos of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) after pleading guilty to cowardice in front of the enemy.

The commandos attached to the Republican Guard were arrested after fleeing from a fighting encounter with the M23 rebels on February 9, 2022, in Kamuronza group…