Congo-Kinshasa: ICC Gives Jean-Pierre Bemba Extra Year in Prison

22 March 2017

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have added a year to Jean-Pierre Bemba's 18-year jail term following the former Congolese vice president's conviction for attempting to bribe witnesses during his war crimes trial.

After a second trial on the separate charges, Bemba on Wednesday was also ordered to pay a 300,000 euro ($323,670) fine to the court's fund supporting victims of atrocities.

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