Congo Repatriates 3 Americans who faced death sentences due to the failed parcel of the first place

Three Americans convicted of participating in Attempting to swallow in Congo Last year were returned to the United States, for days after are crowded their death penalties Enough prison, the Congo Presidency said Tuesday.

Three will serve their sentences in the US after repatriation performed in cooperation with the US Embassy, ​​Spokesperson for President of the Congola President Tina salami told X.

Federal prosecutors did not save criminal charges in the fourth Utah on Wednesday, collecting all three defendants – Marcel Malanga, 22; Tyler Thompson, 22; And Benjamin Zalman-Semon, 37 – and fourth man, Joseph Peter Moesser, 67, with multiple charges related to the conspiracy for the illegal performance of the national strike in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Malanga, Thompson and Zalman-Semon will make their initial performances in the Federal Court in Brooklyn, the Ministry of Justice told in a statement. Further legal procedure is determined in the city of Salt Lake, Utah. Moesser is expected to appear 10. April in the Federal Courtroom in Salt Lake City.

The State Department said he was aware of their transfer to American custody and sent questions to the Ministry of Justice.

“They are in our custody and strongly condemn the armed attacks of Maya and support the government’s government owned responsibly,” said the State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce on Tuesday. “At the same time, we ask a consistent, compassionate, human treatment and a fair legal process on behalf of those American citizens.”

Malanga is the son of Opposition Lika Christian Malang, who led a foil attempted coup that focused on the presidential palace in Kinshas. Elder Malang, who lived from the palace during an attempt during an attempt, was later killed while resisting arresting, the Congolese authorities said.

Malanga, who declared “President New Zaire”, was a rich businessman and a former captain in the Congol Army. He stood for the 2011 elections, but he was arrested and detained for several weeks. Marcel Malanga said his father forced him to participate in the attempted of the punches who left six people dead.

Also repatriated were Thompson, a friend of younger Malange who trulled in Africa from Utah because of what his family had free vacation, and Zalman-Salon, who was reported to know Christian Malang through the Gold Mining Company.

The news about their repatriation brought joy to families. Thompson’s mother, Miranda Thompson, she told the AP that they don’t have all the return details, “but we’re so excited to have him in American soil again.”

Apology and repatriation arrived in the middle of the effort by the Congolese authorities to sign minerals contract with the US in exchange for security support that will help Kinshasa fight in rebels in Clash of the Earth Hit East.

The US Citizens’ release comes a week after announcing the Department of State Massad Boulos As a senior adviser for Africa. Boulos traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo on April 3 and met with government officials and business leaders “to advance the efforts for durable peace” and “Promote us investing in the private sector in the region”, according to Bruce’s office.

Last week, Boulos confirmed that the countries were in conversations about the issue and said that it could include “more $ 1 billion in investment”. Now they estimated Congo has a trillion dollar in mineral wealthMuch of the unused.

“This decision is part of the dynamics of strengthening judicial diplomacy and international cooperation in justice and human rights issues between the two countries,” said Congo Presidency on Tuesday Repatriation.

Dozens of others were sentenced after the shooting attempt, most of them Congolese, but including Briton, Belgian and Canadian. The accusations included terrorism, murder, criminal association and illegal possession of weapons.

The fate of others was not immediately clear.

The Congo regained the death penalty last year, raising more than two-party old moratorium, as the authorities fight for the control of violence and militant attacks.

Family members last year they said men slept on the floor in a high-security military prison in KinshasaStruggling with health problems and had to pay food and hygienic products.