International Criminal Court Shifts
Congolese Rebel Leader’s Trial
The
international Criminal Court has postponed the trial of
Congolese rebel warlord, Pierre Bemba until July 5.
The trial was initially due to start on April 27, but the
Hague-based Court said a status hearing would be held on that
date.
The postponement comes as defence lawyers challenged the war
crimes cases against Bemba.
Bemba, the defeated contender in the Democratic Republic of
Congo’s 2006 presidential election, is accused of leading
Congolese rebels who waged a campaign of rape and torture in the
Central African Republic between 2002 and 2003.
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