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Congo's Bemba to stand ICC trial

Source: BBC

Congolese ex-Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba will face five counts of war crimes, the International Criminal Court has ruled.

The charges relate to the actions of his troops in the neighbouring Central African Republic in 2002 and 2003.

Mr Bemba has denied all charges, saying the militia was not under his command once they had crossed the border.

He led a rebel movement during DR Congo's long civil war but became vice-president under a peace deal.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8101809.stm

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