Prosecutors seek death penalty for 50 defendants in DR Congo 'coup' trial

Prosecutors called on Tuesday for 50 defendants, including three Americans, on trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo over an alleged coup bid to face the death penalty. Armed men attacked the home of Economy Minister Vital Kamerhe in the early hours of May 19 before moving onto the nearby Palais de la Nation that houses President Felix Tshisekedi's offices. The alleged plot was led by Christian Malanga, a Congolese man who was a "naturalised American" and who was killed by security forces, army spokesman General Sylvain Ekenge has said. FRANCE 24's Emmet Livingstone reports from Kinshasa.