Voice of America: ICC Finds Bemba Guilty of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity
The International Criminal Court has found former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty on five counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
A three-judge panel in The Hague ruled unanimously that Bemba was criminally responsible for acts of murder, rape and pillage carried out by his militia in the Central African Republic in 2002 and 2003.
Bemba's Movement for the Liberation of Congo, or MLC, was helping forces of then-CAR president Ange-Felix Patasse fight a rebel movement.
Judge Silvia Steiner of Brazil, who read the verdict Monday, said evidence clearly showed that MLC fighters deliberately targeted civilians across the CAR and that victims included women, children and the elderly.
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More News On Congo's Ex-Vice President Being Found Guilty Of War Crimes In Landmark ICC Ruling
Congo ex-vice president guilty in landmark ICC war rape ruling -- Reuters
Jean-Pierre Bemba: from wealthy DR Congo vice president to war criminal -- AFP
In historic ruling, international court cites rape in war crimes conviction of ex-Congo official -- Washington Post
Jean-Pierre Bemba: DR Congo ex-warlord guilty of war crimes -- BBC
ICC finds ex-Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty of war crimes -- The Guardian
African rebel leader convicted of rape during war -- USA Today
ICC convicts Congolese warlord Bemba on war crimes -- UPI
The ICC Just Convicted Ex-Militia Leader and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba of War Crimes -- VICE News
4 comments:
Jim Crow "international justice" in action. One of "the" people from the "third world" gets convicted of war crimes while "thee" people of "the West" such as JW Bush, Blair, Harper, Sarkozy, Cameron, Clinton(S), Albright and a whole host of others run around governing, campaigning, giving lectures and making business deals.
Less funny is the fact that to date no one of the "humanitarian West" has faced a trial for their part played in the murder of Patrice Lamumba or the mass murder of Africans under Leupold II...oh that's right, only dirty commies, left nationalists and baathists commit atrocities.
Who do these a$$#oles think they are? Straight to hell with them and their court. A bunch of old shoes.
Shameless. Just f'n plain shameless.
Who can blame Kim for building more bombs? Takes an aberrant to know aberrants.
The plain truth right from N. Korean supplied Namibia.
Let me be the one to say it:
ICC. Kiss our ass.
http://www.namibiansun.com/content/letters/icc-is-western-kangaroo-court
So the Gulf War in 1991 was illegal?
Ha! "Illegal" (I love their rule of law, it's so (l)awful. They put Saddam Hussein where he was (and where he is).
Games, games, games....
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