Former DR Congo leader arrested - Democratic Underground

Eugene

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sat May-24-08 11:43 PM
Original message

Former DR Congo leader arrested

Source: BBC News

Page last updated at 23:42 GMT, Saturday, 24 May 2008 00:42 UK

Former DR Congo leader arrested

The former vice-president of the Democratic Republic of
Congo has been arrested in Belgium on charges of war
crimes and crimes against humanity.

Jean-Pierre Bemba, who fled Congo last year, was detained
near Brussels late on Saturday after the International
Criminal Court issued a warrant.

Mr Bemba is wanted for alleged atrocities committed by
his forces in the Central African Republic in 2002.

-snip-

He was accused of refusing to disarm his militia after
his defeat in presidential elections in 2006, and of
unleashing violence in the capital, Kinshasa.

-snip-

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7418932.stm

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.