Banjul , The Gambia -- A judge has sentenced to death eight men , including The Gambia 's former army chief , for their parts in a coup plot in the western Africa nation last year . The eight men are Lt. Gen. Lang Tombong Tamba , former chief of defense staff of The Gambia armed forces ; Brig . Gen. Omar Bun Mbye , former deputy chief of defense staff ; Col. Lamin Badjie , former head of military intelligence at The Gambia armed forces ; Lt. Col. Kawsu Camara , former head of Kanilai Family Farm ; Modou Gaye , former deputy inspector general of police ; Gibril Ngorr Secka , former head of mission at the Gambian Embassy in Guinea Bissau ; and Abdoulie Joof and Yousef Ezziden , both of whom were businessmen . `` After going through the evidence of the prosecution and the defense , I find all the accused persons guilty and accordingly sentence them to death on all three counts , '' said Justice Emmanuel Amadi . The men were convicted under Gambian law of treason-related charges . The men have 30 days to appeal . The men broke down in tears as the judgment was read , as did their relatives in the courtroom .
A judge has sentenced eight men to death for their involvement in a coup attempt in The Hague . The convicted men and their relatives watched as the judgment was read . The men have 30 days to appeal .