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U.S. seeks swift transfer of Congo warlord to Hague court
Source: Reuters
U.S. seeks swift transfer of Congo warlord to Hague court
By Jenny Clover
KIGALI | Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:11pm EDT
(Reuters) - The United States is seeking the swift transfer of a Congolese warlord from its embassy in Rwanda to a war crimes tribunal for a trial that could help eastern Democratic Republic of Congo inch towards peace.
Bosco Ntaganda gave himself up to the U.S. Embassy in Kigali on Monday after a 15-year career that spanned a series of Rwandan-backed rebellions in eastern Congo.
He asked to be sent to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague where he faces war crimes charges.
Ntaganda's departure from the conflict zone, where he was a leading commander in the M23 group fighting Congolese forces, could improve prospects for stability in a region where vast mineral resources have fuelled two decades of conflict.
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By Jenny Clover
KIGALI | Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:11pm EDT
(Reuters) - The United States is seeking the swift transfer of a Congolese warlord from its embassy in Rwanda to a war crimes tribunal for a trial that could help eastern Democratic Republic of Congo inch towards peace.
Bosco Ntaganda gave himself up to the U.S. Embassy in Kigali on Monday after a 15-year career that spanned a series of Rwandan-backed rebellions in eastern Congo.
He asked to be sent to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague where he faces war crimes charges.
Ntaganda's departure from the conflict zone, where he was a leading commander in the M23 group fighting Congolese forces, could improve prospects for stability in a region where vast mineral resources have fuelled two decades of conflict.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/20/us-rwanda-warcrimes-idUSBRE92J0ZP20130320