U.K. national found guilty of murder in Congo

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KINSAHSA, Congo (AP) — A man who holds dual Norwegian and British citizenship was found guilty of murder in Congo and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Joshua French is accused of strangling his former friend and cellmate, Tjostolv Moland, who was found dead in his cell last August. French’s lawyers called the charges “political” and maintain Moland committed suicide.

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