Some 66 soldiers have been sentenced to death in DR Congo on charged of cowardice, mutiny, and failure to obey orders. The sentence was handed down by the Goma Garrison Military Court.

At least 71 members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) were arrested in several separate incidents related to the fierce fighting between the military and rebel groups near the country's borders with Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi.

They were arrested on allegations of abandoning their posts or running away from clashes with FRN rebels. Prosecutors had sought capital punishment for 70 of the defendants, while asking for a 10-year jail term for an intelligence officer.…