Three American travelers, including two 21-year-olds from Utah, face the death penalty for participating in a failed coup against Congo’s president. One of the Americans is the son of the coup’s leader,

A military court in Congo has convicted dozens of people, including three Americans, for a coup attempt. The court handed down death sentences to 37 defendants.

Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun — a Washington, D.C. area native and father of three — was one of three Americans among 37 people sentenced to death.