BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — A court in Republic of Congo convicted the former deputy chief of the intelligence services of plotting a coup on Thursday and sentenced him to hard labor for life.
Col. Marcel Ntsourou, once considered an ally of the president, was convicted on charges including possessing war-grade weapons, committing assassinations, and plotting a coup for a shootout between men loyal to him and police last year.
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