Congo-Kinshasa: Former MLC Insider Says Bemba Was Reluctant to Discipline His Soldiers

The trial of former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court (ICC) resumed this morning with the testimony of the 37th prosecution witness, a former insider in the accused's militia who testified under the pseudonym 'Witness 45.'

The witness said whilst the militia had a code governing the conduct of its troops, the regulations were "very difficult" to implement due to the "detachment" between soldiers at the battlefront and their high command headquarters.

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