Topic: Jean-Pierre Bemba
AP News | 2010-03-08 19:26:42
International Criminal Court delays trial of former Congo vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba
The International Criminal Court announced Monday it has delayed the start of the war crimes trial of former Congo vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba by more than two months after he claimed his case was inadmissible. Bemba is charged with five counts of murder, rape and pillage for allegedly ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-03-08 19:10:18
The trial of former DR Congo vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, due to have started on April 27, has been postponed to July 5, the International Criminal Court said Monday. The delay was necessary for the court to consider a challenge by Bemba's defence team to the admissibility of the war crimes case against him. This process "should be undertaken ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-12-02 14:10:16
<div><p>Former DR Congo vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba poses a flight risk and a threat to witnesses and must remain in custody until his war crimes trial in The Hague next year, a judge said on Wednesday.</p><p>The International Criminal Court's appeals chamber upheld an appeal brought by ...
AP News | 2009-12-02 12:34:21
<div id="subtitle">International court refuses to release former Congo VP who allegedly commanded brutal militia</div><div><p>International Criminal Court appeals judges on Wednesday reversed a decision to release the former vice president of Congo from custody, ordering him to stay in jail until he is tried for allegedly commanding ...
