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Military court in Butembo set up as part of crackdown on soldiers fleeing M23 rebels as fighting rages in the east.
Twenty-five soldiers accused of fleeing fighting against M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been sentenced to death.
The Butembo military court in North Kivu province handed the sentences down on Wednesday, deeming them guilty of fleeing the enemy, dissipation of war munitions and violation of orders.
“I find them guilty and sentence each of them to death,” said Colonel Kabeya Ya Hanu, president of the military court.
The tribunal was set up…
