A U.S. national has been mistakenly accused of involvement in last weekend’s attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Cole Patrick Ducey, an engineer living in Eswatini, told ABC News Monday that he was not involved, despite reports online and in the media. DRC government officials also confirmed to ABC News that Ducey was not involved in the coup attempt over the weekend.
Ducey told ABC News he has been the subject of a “huge case of mistaken identity,” with his name appearing in social media posts and news articles that erroneously suggest he was arrested Sunday in the DRC.
“I learned of what happened yesterday on the news just as you did,” he said.
Authorities in the DRC told ABC News that the coup attempt was led by Christian Malanga, a DRC businessman and politician with U.S. ties. Malanga was killed in the coup attempt, the officials said.
The officials also told ABC News that a U.S. national, Benjamin Zalman-Polun, had been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the coup attempt. ABC News wasn’t immediately able to locate a legal representative for Zalman-Polun.
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