Kinshasa, August 10th, 2025 (CPA).- Five death sentences accompanied by fines have been handed down on Friday by the Kinshasa-Matete military court against 15 defendants accused of terrorism in July and August 2025, during a mobile court hearing in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. « Having established the facts and the law, the defendants are charged with terrorism: Makose Konde, Mubuyibu Jeancy, Dinganga Joyce, Kasongo Jonathan, Maweza Grace, Mwanza Tumba, Bopola Mundeke, Tshilombo Odia, Menga Maziamu, Kazika Exauce, Matondo Mboyo and Mputu Bisenge, the court finds them guilty and sentences them as follows: Kasongo Jonathan, Matondo Mboyo, Mputu Joel, Opola Mundeke, and Mwanza Ntumba, death penalty, » has pronounced Colonel Magistrate Mungoma Lundula, president of the Matete garrison military court.
‘The defendants Tshilombo Odia is sentenced to 20 years, with mitigating circumstances admitted; while Makiese Konde, Buyibu Jeancy, Dinganga Joyce, Menga Maziamu, Kazika Exauce and Maweza Grace are sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment without mitigating circumstances being admitted,’ he has added. Furthermore, ruling on civil interests, the court declares them admissible and well-founded in favour of the civil parties in accordance with the Congolese military and civil codes, Book III.
« Consequently, they are ordered to pay compensation for all the damage they have caused, in particular to Lambert Sushi, as a result of the death of Chris Sushi, in the amount of 100,000 US dollars (USD) payable in Congolese francs; for the civil party Israel Ndobia, the court awards him damages in the amount of 2,500 US dollars for the harm caused; Muleka Kamunga is awarded damages in the amount of 1 million Congolese francs; Biyenga Bolili is awarded damages in the amount of 1,000 dollars, payable in Congolese francs”.
In addition, ruling on the seized items, the court confiscates the motorcycle seized by the police and the machete produced before the judges for the benefit of the State. It should be noted that one of the 15 defendants, having been declared a minor after medical examination, has been sent before his natural judge.
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