Five of the six men charged with murdering Italy’s ambassador to the DRC in 2021 have requested acquittal, during a hearing in the capital, Kinshasa.
Last Wednesday, the prosecution wrapped up its case and demanded the death penalty for the six defendants.
Italy’s former ambassador to the DRC, Luca Attanasio, was among three people killed on the 22nd of February, 2021, when a UN convoy was ambushed in the country’s troubled east.
A lawyer representing Italy said that Rome does not support capital punishment and would prefer prison terms.