A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 66 soldiers to death after convicting them of mutiny, disobeying orders, and cowardice in the face of the enemy. The proceedings took place at the Goma Garrison Military Court in North Kivu province and involved more than 70 soldiers. Four defendants were acquitted, while another received a 10-year prison sentence. The soldiers were reportedly arrested in October in Walikale territory, where the alleged offenses occurred. Military authorities said the trial was partly intended to reinforce discipline within the armed forces amid escalating insecurity in eastern Congo. The verdict follows a similar ruling in October, when another military court sentenced 27 soldiers to death for abandoning frontline positions during fighting against AFC/M23 rebels.