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Congo-Kinshasa:
Central Africans 'Commanded Joint Operations With MLC'
Bemba Trial Website, 21 September 2012
The trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba has heard that the army of the Central African Republic (CAR) commanded joint operations with troops from the militia led by the accused. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Patassé Officials Defend Conduct of Bemba's Fighters
Bemba Trial Website, 21 September 2012
This week, two former officials in the government of the late president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Ange-Félix Patassé, testified in defense of Jean-Pierre… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Intelligence Officer - CAR Army Supplied Logistics to Bemba Troops
Bemba Trial Website, 19 September 2012
Today, a former intelligence officer in the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) gave details of logistics support provided by President Ange-Félix Patassé's… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Former Patassé Aide Concludes Testimony in Bemba Trial
Bemba Trial Website, 18 September 2012
Prosper Ndouba, the fourth witness to testify in the defense of Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba, today completed giving evidence at the International Criminal Court… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Witness Says Central African Soldiers Spoke Lingala
Bemba Trial Website, 17 September 2012
A witness who spent 38 days as a captive of rebels led by François Bozizé, the current president of the Central African Republic (CAR), says some of them spoke the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Former Patassé Spokesperson Recounts Bozizé Rebel Atrocities
Bemba Trial Website, 14 September 2012
Prosper Ndouba, the former spokesperson of former Central African Republic (CAR) president Ange-Félix Patassé, has started testifying in the defense of Jean-Pierre… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Was it Bemba's Fighters or Not? Identity of Perpetrators Dominates Trial
Bemba Trial Website, 14 September 2012
This week, the identity of the perpetrators of crimes during the 2002-2003 armed conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) was at the center of proceedings in the trial of… Read more »
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Kenya:
Bensouda Adviser Vows Justice for Rape Victims
The Star, 13 September 2012
INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's new adviser on gender affairs has vowed to ensure the prosecution of the 2007/08 post election violence gender… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Prosecution Insists Only Bemba's Soldiers Spoke Lingala
Bemba Trial Website, 13 September 2012
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors have challenged the testimony of a witness for Jean-Pierre Bemba, who stated that it was not possible to tell the identity of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Expert - Speaking Lingala Did Not Prove Soldiers Were From Bemba's Militia
Bemba Trial Website, 12 September 2012
A linguistics expert has said it was not possible to tell that the Lingala speaking soldiers, who brutalized civilians in the Central African Republic (CAR), were members of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Linguistics Expert Begins Testimony at ICC
Bemba Trial Website, 11 September 2012
Today, linguistics expert Professor Eyamba George Bokamba started testifying at the Bemba trial on the origins and 'social linguistics' of the Lingala language, which is widely… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Geopolitical Expert Concludes His Testimony
Bemba Trial Website, 10 September 2012
Octave Dioba, the geopolitical expert who testified in the defense of Jean-Pierre Bemba last week, today completed giving evidence in the trial at the International Criminal Court… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Bemba's Top Commander 'Took Orders From CAR Army Chief'
Bemba Trial Website, 6 September 2012
A geopolitical expert has said indicted Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba's top commander deployed in the armed conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) took… Read more »