Prosecution lawyers in Burundi have appealed against the verdicts given against leaders of a failed coup, demanding all should face life sentences, the AFP news agency reports.
They also released a list of 34 exiled opposition chiefs, civil society leaders and journalists whom they want to put on trial for their alleged role in the May 2015 coup bid, it reports.
The appeal comes after a court last month jailed 21 men for their role in the coup, sentencing former Defence Minister Cyrille Ndayirukiye (pictured above) and three ex-generals to life in prison, nine others for 30 years, and eight soldiers to five years.
Prosecutors said in a statement that they were "not satisfied with the judgement", and seven people acquitted by the court should also be re-tried, AFP reports.
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