As a civilian, he should not have been tried by a military tribunal, they said, while several defendants also insisted that they had been coerced into joining Malanga’s attack.
Saul Lehrfreund, the co-executive director of the UK-based Death Penalty Project, said that the trial had been “highly unsatisfactory”.
He said: “Imposing 37 death sentences in these circumstances is unthinkable. We will be raising concerns with international bodies, seeking an urgent investigation.”
Little is known about Mr Ezangi. Authorities in the DRC have described him as a naturalised British subject, and he lived in the UK, working as a plumber, until 2019, when he left to join a political party with Mr Malanga.
The Foreign Office confirmed that he is a British national.
A spokesman said: “We are providing consular assistance to a British man detained in DRC and are in contact with the local authorities.”
Others sentenced to death included Malanga’s 21-year-old son, Marcel, and his high-school friend Tyler Thompson. The pair played American football together at school in Utah.
The third American, Benjamin Zalman-Polun, was a business associate of Christian Malanga.
Brits have been given tips to improve their holiday experiences, with some pieces of advice also aiming to help the locals in popular holiday destinations.In-de
Related: Ukraine’s attack is only way to force Russia to negotiating table, Zelensky aide saysFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your in
An inquiry into the doomed final descent, held in South Carolina, is expected to last two weeks. Among the last words heard fr
Private Henry Moon and Lieutenant Dermod Green Anderson were killed during the Battle of Arnhem 80 years ago. The were honoured with a military funeral in the