Third World Justice Demands Death Sentence of Norwegian Citizens

Two Norwegians who had their death sentences overturned in April have again been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A re-trial was ordered in April after it was found procedures at the military tribunal were flawed.

Former soldiers Joshua French, who holds joint British-Norwegian nationality, and Tjostolv Moland were found guilty of murdering their driver.

They were also again found guilty of spying for Norway.

The BBC’s Thomas Fessy in the capital, Kinshasa, says the tribunal in Kisangani has lowered the damages the convicted men and the Norwegian state have been ordered to pay from $500m (£300m) to $65m.

They were originally convicted of the spying and murder charges in September 2009 and lost an appeal in December.

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2010-06-11