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DRC prosecutors seek death penalty for 50 defendants after coup attempt

Prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of Congo are calling for 50 defendants, including three Americans, to face the death penalty over what the army says was a coup attempt in May.

Radio France Internationale

Death Penalty Sought For 50, Including 3 Americans In Congo Coup

Prosecutors seek death penalty for 50 individuals, including 3 Americans, in Congo coup attempt. Alleged coup leader shot dead during arrest. Families clai...

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DR Congo: 51 defendants on trial over alleged coup bid

Prosecutors seek the death penalty for 50 of the 51 men on trial over May's coup attempt in DR Congo. About half a dozen of the defendants are foreign nationals, including three Americans.

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Death Penalty Upheld for Former Official in China’s Largest Corruption Case

Inner Mongolian bureaucrat amassed $421 million in bribes and other illegal gains, court told

Caixin Global

Prosecutors seek death penalty for 3 Americans implicated in alleged coup attempt in Congo

Prosecutors are calling for for 50 people, including three Americans, to face the death penalty for what the Congolese army says was a coup attempt earlier this year

The Independent UK

Prosecutors will seek death penalty against PhD student accused of killing friend’s newborn baby

Nicole Virzi maintains that child slipped out of bouncer and hit his head. Doctors told police her version of events don’t add up

The Independent UK

Ph.D. Student Faces Death Penalty For Newborn's Death

Ph.D. student in Pennsylvania faces charges for killing a newborn baby and abusing the infant's twin brother. Legal proceedings unfold in a tragic case rai...

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Criminal Justice Reform Took a Back Seat at the 2024 DNC

The official Democratic Party platform no longer endorses abolishing the death penalty, decriminalizing marijuana, or repealing mandatory minimums.

Reason

‘He’s never changed, he never will:’ Exonerated Central Park 5 warn against Trump after his death penalty crusade

Wrongfully convicted men that Trump attacked in the 1980s took the stage at the DNC to back Kamala Harris

The Independent UK

Death row inmate expected to be resentenced to life without parole in Missouri

Despite expected resentencing, Marcellus Williams will continue campaign to prove innocence

The Independent UK

South Carolina Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty In Quintuple Homicide

South Carolina prosecutors seek death penalty for James Drayton in fatal shooting case. Drayton faces charges for killing five individuals in Inman.

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Doctors’ protest over Kolkata rape and murder case intensifies. What are their demands?

The outrage over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital on August 9 has continued, with the protesters demanding death penalty for the accused and passing of the Central Protection Act, 2022, to provide protection to health workers and hospitals.

Newslaundry

'Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict

A Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four others has thrown the cases into disarray

The Independent UK

DR Congo military court sentences 26 armed group members to death

The Congolese government in March had lifted a moratorium on the death penalty that was in place since 2003.

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9/11 Families Support Reversal Of Death Penalty Plea Deals

The Defense Secretary's decision to reinstate the death penalty for 9/11 accused sparks debate and legal challenges, highlighting complex emotions and chal...

The Independent UK

Sept. 11 families group leader cheers restoration of death penalty option in 9-11 prosecutions

The head of a group of family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks says she's hearing nearly unanimous praise of the U.S. defense secretary's nullification of plea deals for the accused mastermind and two others

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Defense Secretary Reinstates Death Penalty For 9/11 Mastermind

Defense Secretary Austin reinstates death penalty for 9/11 defendants, sparking controversy and legal complexities.

International Business Times

US Scraps Plea Deal With 9/11 Mastermind

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday scrapped a plea agreement with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, just two days after the announcement of a deal that reportedly would have taken the death penalty off the table.

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Defense Secretary Revokes Plea Deal For 9/11 Terrorists

Defense Secretary revokes plea deal for 9/11 terrorists, reigniting death penalty possibility.

The Independent UK

9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed’s plea deal revoked by Defense Secretary, death penalty back on table

Reversal was announced in memo relieving war court overseer of duty

The Independent UK

Defense Secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has overridden a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death penalty cases

The Independent UK

Idaho prosecutor says he'll seek death penalty against inmate accused of killing while on the lam

An Idaho prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty against an Idaho inmate charged with killing a man while he was on the lam during a 36-hour escape from prison

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Chief 9/11 plotter pleads guilty in Guantánamo Bay deal

In exchange for removing the death penalty as a possible punishment, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other accused plead guilty. Plus, extreme heat at the Olympics

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Terrorists Behind 9/11 Attacks Spared Death Penalty In Plea Deal

Three 9/11 terror attack masterminds strike plea deal, avoiding death penalty, sparking outrage and reopening wounds. The decision reignites emotions and r...

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US Reaches Plea Deal With 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

US reaches plea deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others, avoiding death penalty.

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