Congo-Kinshasa: Missing Witness Delays Bemba Hearings Yet Again

A witness who had earlier been expected to start testifying in the defense of Jean-Pierre Bemba on September 23 is still unavailable to start giving evidence, which has prompted the International Criminal Court (ICC) to cancel hearings this week.

Court officials indicated that the witness was not available to start testifying, but there were no reasons given as to why he was unavailable. 'Witness D04-54' had earlier been expected to start his testify from September 24 via video link from an unknown location. Judges granted him leave to give evidence remotely due to his professional commitments.

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