Death sentences commuted for 3 Americans — 2 of them Utahns — over failed Congo coup

They were among 37 people condemned to death in September after taking part in a May 2024 attack on the government that was streamed live.

(Samy Ntumba Shambuyi | AP) Back row, Tyler Thompson, 2nd left, Marcel Malanga, center, and Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, 2nd right, all American citizens, attend a court verdict in Congo, Kinshasa, Friday Sept. 13, 2024, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt in May 2024.

Death sentences commuted for 3 Americans — 2 of them Utahns — over failed Congo coup

They were among 37 people condemned to death in September after taking part in a May 2024 attack on the government that was streamed live.

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