Bemba Trial Website (The Hague)
A project of the Open Society Justice Initiative to monitor the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo.
Website: http://www.bembatrial.org
December 2
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Central African Republic: MLC Court Martial Trials Dominate Bemba's Trial
This week, testimony at the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba centered on the conduct of court martial proceedings against Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) soldiers accused of... Read more »
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Central African Republic: New Witness Questioned About Bemba's Visit to Bangui
A witness who started testifying today spoke briefly about the visit by war crimes accused Jean-Pierre Bemba to the Central African Republic (CAR) capital Bangui but gave details... Read more »
November 30
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Central African Republic: Thirteenth Witness Completes Testimony in Bemba Trial
At the conclusion of his testimony today, a former member of the court martial constituted by war crimes indictee Jean-Pierre Bemba defended the integrity of the trials they held... Read more »
November 29
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Central African Republic: Bemba's Court Martial Trials Under Scrutiny
The operating procedures of the court martial set up by Jean-Pierre Bemba has today remained the focus of scrutiny by judges, the prosecution, and lawyers representing victims in... Read more »
November 28
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Central African Republic: Prosecution Questions Competence of MLC Court Martial
Today, the prosecution questioned the fairness of trials conducted by war crimes accused Jean-Pierre Bemba's Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC), suggesting that suspects... Read more »
November 27
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Central African Republic: Witness Describes Disciplinary Procedures in Bemba's Militia
On Monday, the latest witness to testify on behalf of former Congolese senator Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC) stated that the accused set up a court... Read more »
November 25
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Congo-Kinshasa: Former MLC Insider Defends Discipline Among Bemba's Soldiers
This week, the Jean-Pierre Bemba trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) was dominated by disputes over the date that his troops were deployed in the conflict in the... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: MLC 'Popularized Code of Conduct Among Soldiers'
In his last day of testimony, a former insider in the group led by war crimes indictee Jean-Pierre Bemba stated that in a bid to popularize their military code of conduct, the code... Read more »
November 23
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Central African Republic: Bemba Lacked Means to Command Troops From His Residence
On the fourth day of his testimony, a former insider in the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) asserted that Jean-Pierre Bemba, the group's commander-in-chief, did not have... Read more »
November 22
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Central African Republic: Witness - Bemba's Soldiers Had No Time to Commit Abuses
A former close confidante of Jean-Pierre Bemba has said soldiers led by the former Congolese vice president "had no time" to commit crimes during their deployment in an armed... Read more »
November 21
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Central African Republic: Prosecution Challenges Witness On Date Bemba's Fighters Joined Conflict
Today, prosecutors challenged claims by a defense witness that Jean-Pierre Bemba's Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) fighters did not enter the territory of the Central... Read more »
November 20
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Central African Republic: Code of Conduct 'Was a Bible to Bemba's Soldiers'
Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) soldiers were "very well" trained, according to the testimony of a former insider in the group led by war crimes accused Jean-Pierre... Read more »
November 15
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Congo-Kinshasa: Another 777 Victims to Join War Crimes Trial
On November 5, trial judges in the Jean-Pierre Bemba trial granted another 777 victims the right to participate in proceedings against him at the International Criminal Court... Read more »
November 9
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Central African Republic: Bemba's Eleventh Witness Concludes Testimony
Today, the eleventh witness to testify for Jean-Pierre Bemba completed giving evidence at the International Criminal Court (ICC), with most of his concluding testimony heard in... Read more »
November 8
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Central African Republic: Witness 48 Cross-Examined in Closed Session
'Witness 48' today continued to testify in the war crimes trial of Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC). However, all of his... Read more »
November 7
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Central African Republic: Convicted MLC Soldiers 'Served Their Full Sentences'
All soldiers belonging to Jean-Pierre Bemba's militia, who were convicted of crimes committed in the Central African Republic (CAR), served their full terms, according to witness... Read more »
November 6
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Central African Republic: Bemba Trial Resumes Tomorrow
Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial is now scheduled to resume tomorrow, after the hearing earlier scheduled for today was cancelled for unknown reasons. While adjourning the trial last... Read more »
November 1
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Central African Republic: Tenth Defense Witness Concludes Testimony in Closed Session
This afternoon, the tenth witness called by the defense of war crimes accused Jean-Pierre Bemba concluded his testimony in closed session. Nearly all of the evidence given by... Read more »
October 31
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Central African Republic: Witness Denies Being Coached By Bemba's Lawyers
A witness testifying for Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has denied that defense lawyers helped him prepare his testimony. Read more »
October 30
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Central African Republic: New Defense Witness Gives All Evidence in Closed Session
The tenth defense witness in the International Criminal Court (ICC) trial of Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba today took to the witness stand, but all of his evidence... Read more »
October 27
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Congo-Kinshasa: Command Structure Dominates Bemba Trial This Week
Who commanded Jean-Pierre Bemba's forces deployed in the 2002-2003 armed conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR)? This question was at the center of the testimony of the two... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Witness Denies Being Paid to Testify for Bemba
A defense witness has denied suggestions by the prosecution that he might have received payment in order to testify for Jean-Pierre Bemba, the former Congolese senator on trial at... Read more »
October 26
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Congo-Kinshasa: Witness - Local Forces Led Bemba Troops in Joint Operations
War crimes accused Jean-Pierre Bemba's Congolese troops did not operate independently of the army of the Central African Republic (CAR) during their deployment in that country, a... Read more »
October 25
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Central African Republic: Patassé Cited in MLC Command
The command structure of Congolese troops deployed in a 2002-2003 armed conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) has continued to dominate the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba, the... Read more »
October 24
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Congo-Kinshasa: Bemba Forces 'Fell Under Car Presidential Guard Commander'
At the conclusion of his testimony today, the eighth witness called by the defense of war crimes accused Jean-Pierre Bemba reiterated that the accused's troops deployed in a... Read more »
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