08 Soldiers Bag Jail Term in Congo

A Military Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has handed stiff jail terms, including life imprisonment, to eight soldiers for killing civilians in central Kasai region.

The men were on trial for war crimes and other offences including murder and mutilation after a video surfaced showing uniformed men opening fire on civilians.

The Military Court in Mbuji-Mayi acquitted one soldier but sentenced two others to 20 years in jail, three soldiers got 15 years each and one got a year in prison.

Two absconding soldiers were also served life terms.