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Central African Republic Rebels Found Guilty of War Crimes by International Criminal Court
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, JUL 24 – Ngaïssona and Yekatom were found guilty of war crimes targeting Muslims in 2013-14, with the trial relying on over 170 witnesses and 20,000 pieces of evidence, ICC said.
- On Thursday, the International Criminal Court convicted two anti-Balaka leaders, sentencing each to more than a decade in prison.
- In 2013, the Central African Republic saw Séléka rebels seize power, prompting anti-Balaka militias to form after President Bozizé’s ouster.
- Convicted crimes included murder, torture and attacking religious buildings, prosecution said they labelled Muslims as enemies, while Yekatom authorised brutal tactics.
- The ICC judges sentenced Ngaïssona to 12 years and Yekatom to 15 years, following a nearly four-year trial with extensive evidence.
- Separate proceedings against Edmond Beina and five others are slated to begin in the Central African Republic on Friday, prosecutors said, and judges last year unsealed another warrant as the trial of alleged Séléka commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani continues.
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Central African Republic: Two Ex-Militia Leaders in Central African Republic Sentenced for War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity
Two former leaders of the predominantly Christian Anti-Balaka militia in the Central African Republic have been convicted of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
ICC sentences two ex-militia leaders in CAR for war crimes
They were found guilty “beyond any reasonable doubt” of leading and facilitating attacks on civilians in the capital, Bangui, and the country’s west. The post ICC sentences two ex-militia leaders in CAR for war crimes appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Two former politicians of the Central African Republic have been sentenced to long prison terms by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
ICC convicts pair over Central Africa war crimes
THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court Thursday convicted a former top Central African Republic football official and a militiaman nicknamed Rambo for war crimes committed during the country’s civil war in 2013 and 2014. Ex-sports minister Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona was a senior leader of mainly Christian militias as the country slid into civil war, while Alfred Yekatom, a former MP, commanded them on the ground. The ICC sentenced Yekatom t…
ICC convicts two militia leaders of persecuting Muslims in Central African Republic
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday convicted two men of leading Christian-dominated militias in attacks on Muslims in the Central African Republic in 2013 and 2014 and sentenced them to up to 15 years in prison.
After massacres in the Central African Republic, the International Criminal Court found two defendants guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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