DRC: Justice increases sentences in murder case of UN experts

Author: AfricaNewsPublished on: June 8, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Crime & Law

DRC: Justice increases sentences in murder case of UN experts

The High Military Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased sentences on appeal, upholding the death penalty against 54 defendants for war crimes in the murder of two UN experts, American Michael Sharp and Swedish-Chilean Zaida Catalan, killed in March 2017 in Kasai-Central. In the first instance, 49 convictions were handed down. Those convicted include fighters and high-ranking military officers such as Colonel Jean de Dieu Mambweni.

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