On Wednesday, a criminal complaint in Utah district accused four US citizens, conspiring to plot a coup in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Marsel Malanga, 22, Tyler Thompson, 22, 22, Benjamin Zalmon-Poly, 37, and 67-year-old Joseph Peter Moser is accused of providing physical assistance and resources, conspiracy to use the facilities of government, and for a foreign country, for a foreign country, for a foreign country, for a foreign country,
Benjamin Ruben Zalman-Poly, left, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thomanson, all American citizens, Congo, Kinshasa, Friday, 2024 participate in a court verdict in May 2024. (AP Photo/Sammy NTUMBA SHAMBUYI)
The Congo sentenced to death of 3 Americans after an attempt by the coup
Men are accused of an armed coup, especially DRC President Felix Teskedi and Deputy Prime Minister for the economy, both Palis de la Nation – attacked the official house and major workplace of the President – and Kinsasa, Commerce’s Private House in DRC.
At least six people died during the attack, in which two police officers protected the Kamra’s house, and at least one innocent citizen.
The DOJ said the operation was to kill President Felix Tskedi, Kamre and others, establish a new government, known as New Zaire, and the leader established Christian Malanga, who was killed during the coup, as the chairman of New Zaire.
Rebecca Higby Tyler Thompson’s mother, on 30 May, 2024, pointed to her son and her friend Marsel during the 21st birthday with her family in West Jordan, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Boumer)
Marsel Malanga recognized himself as the “head of the Zaire army employees”; Polun Christian was the Chief of Staff of Malaga; Moesser was an explosive manufacturer, technician and supplier; And according to Thompson complaint, there was a soldier, drone expert and operator.
Christian Malanga, Marsel Malanga, Thompson, Polun and Moser allegedly conspired to provide material assistance and resources for services, training, expert advice or assistance, communication equipment, weapons, explosives, and personnel for rebellious army, which was designed to overthrow the DRC government.
Tyler Thompson Junior addresses the court in Kinshasa along with 52 other defendants on June 7, 2024, who was accused of a role in a role in the coup in the Congo last month, led by a low-finished opposition figure Christian Malanga, in which six people were killed. (AP Photo/Sammy NTUMBA SHAMBUYI)
Flashback: 3 Americans in Congo sentenced to death after coup attempts
The DOJ also alleged conspiracy to acquire and use weapons of mass destruction during the coup.
He allegedly planned to use bombs that can be deployed through drones to their goals including people, private homes and public buildings.
In addition, they intended to use it as a fire -setting device to attach a Flamthrover device to a drone and lighten people on fire.
Thompson unpacks the flamethrover drone attachment from its box and displays it for the camera. (US Department of Justice)
Earlier this month, the DRC president sentenced Marsel Malanga, Thompson and Polun to death, converting them into life imprisonment.
If convicted, a conspiracy to provide a conspiracy to provide physical assistance and resources to the men has to face a conspiracy of up to 15 years, and for each count of a conspiracy to use weapons of massive destruction, for each count of a conspiracy, for life in the jail, a conspiracy to bomb the locations of government facilities, and a conspiracy to kill the individuals in a foreign country.
Malanga and Thompson, if convicted, each will have to face a maximum punishment of up to 15 years for each count of each count of taking a gun outside the US to engage in a hooliganism.
Defendants were seen in a social media livestream during the coup. (US Department of Justice)
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Malanga, Thompson and Polun are expected that Moser is expected to make his initial appearance at the Federal Courthouse at Salt Lake City, Utah on 10 April.
After its early performances in New York, it is expected that Malanga, Thompson and Polun Salt will appear for further legal proceedings in Lake City.
The case is being investigated by the FBI Salt Lake City Field Office, with the FBI New York Field Office and Nairobi, Kenya with aid by the FBI’s legal briefcase office, which oversees the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Greg Norman of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
