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Congo-Kinshasa: ICC Rules Against Compensation for Congo's Bemba
VOA, 19 May 2020
The International Criminal Court ruled Monday that ex-Congolese vice president and militia leader Jean-Pierre Bemba is not entitled to damages after his successful appeal of a war… Read more »
Hague Court Rules Against Compensation for DR Congo's Bemba
The International Criminal Court has ruled that former Congolese vice president and militia leader Jean-Pierre Bemba is not entitled to damages after his successful appeal of a war crimes conviction. His lawyers claimed their client must be compensated for the nearly U.S.$75 million they claimed he lost because of his imprisonment, including legal fees and what they say was the court's mismanagement of his seized assets.
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