The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo have claimed that it has suffered moral and material harm from the failed coup d’etat attempt instigated by Christian Malanga in May this year.
Malanga, a former soldier in the Congolese army, took over the presidential office temporarily at the Palais de la Nation on the 19th of May before he was killed by armed forces.
Malanga’s son, Marcel along with several other American citizens who were part of the coup attempt, were arrested as they attempted to flee the DR Congo and have since undergone trial.
The DR Congo court have since has requested US$250 million in damages and maintains that moral harm stems from ideas conveyed from abroad, making Congolese people believe that nothing works in the country, which pushes some citizens to revolt against established institutions.
