Congo-Kinshasa: ICC - Trial of Bosco Ntaganda for Alleged Crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo

press release

On September 2, 2015, the trial of Bosco Ntaganda will start in The Hague at the International Criminal Court (ICC), nine years after the court issued its first arrest warrant against him. Ntaganda, a rebel leader who fought with various armed groups, and was later a general in the Congolese army, is the fourth person to be tried before the ICC for grave international crimes allegedly committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The opening statements are expected to last two days. After that, the presentation of prosecution evidence is to start on September 15.

1. Who is Bosco Ntaganda?

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