Thursday, April 22, 2010

DR Congo overturns death sentences for Norwegian Spies

A court in Democratic Republic of Congo has overturned the death sentences passed on two Norwegians convicted of murdering their driver.Former soldiers Joshua French, who holds joint British-Norwegian nationality, and Tjostolv Moland were also found guilty of spying for Norway.




Just look at the look on their faces..spy spy spy! and those beards my Gosh..oh yeah...send funny looking spies to Africa whydoncha.....save all the 'gorgeous ones for USSR'

A Congolese judge accepted defence arguments that procedures at their military tribunal hearing were flawed.A re-trial with different judges has now been ordered.A new trial means the two men, who are still being detained in Kisangani, will be able to put forward new evidence and witnesses.They and the Norwegian state had also been ordered to pay $500m (£300m) in damages.The rulings drew immediate international protests amid claims of miscarriages of justice.





Mr Moland and Mr French have been held since May 2009 when their Congolese driver, Abedi Kasongo, 47, was found shot dead.Spying on Congo...well well well...seems like Congo politics jist got interesting.
The men say they were travelling to DR Congo from Uganda on a motorbike trip. When the motorbike broke down, they hired Mr Kasongo to take them back to Uganda. Oh come !! i'm no expert but from all the spy movies I've watched, spies never come out and say ' Oh yeah sure, I'm a spy' Adn why dont i beleive that story, that simple? a bike trip oh come on!! i could come up a better excuse!!



Both defendants were carrying Norwegian military identity cards when they were arrested. This led to claims that they were spies, which have been denied by the Norwegian government. On the other hand they could be just ordinary people...but naaaaaaaaahh...that just makes it boring..

The pair met while serving in Norway's elite Telemark Battalion. Both left the Norwegian military in 2007 to work as security guards in Africa and the Middle East,is that a coincidence?
Norway's foreign minister said he had been assured that the death sentences would not be carried out... he musta been shaking in his pants when he ehard his mean we're going to be chopped..whoops..executed. 

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