ICC Remands Congo
Warlord Bemba In Custody
The
International Criminal Court (ICC) has reversed a decision to
award bail to Congolese war crimes suspect Jean-Pierre Bemba.
Judges at The Hague decided Bemba, Democratic Republic of
Congo's ex-vice-president, might flee if set free.
Bemba, who has not entered a plea, is accused of leading
militias who murdered and raped civilians in Central African
Republic in 2002 and 2003.
Bemba led a militia known as the Movement for the Liberation of
Congo during DR Congo's brutal civil war.
He was arrested in Belgium last year and extradited to The
Hague.
The court had granted him bail in August, but said he would not
be freed until it could be decided which country would host him.
Appeals judge, Akua Kuenyehia has however ruled that there was a
risk he would flee and he revoked the bail.
BBC/Yinka
