Congolese rebel leader Ntaganda trial at ICC begins

Congolese rebel leader Ntaganda trial at ICC begins

BBC NEWS: Former Congolese Rebel Leader Bosco Ntaganda is due to go on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague for war crimes.

Ntaganda denies all 18 charges which include murder, rape and the recruitment of child soldiers.

More than 2,000 victims have been cleared to take part in the trial, including former child soldiers who will be called as witnesses.

General Ntaganda fought for different rebel groups as well as the Congolese army.

The 41-year-old is accused of killing at least 800 civilians during separate attacks on a number of villages between 2002 and 2003.

He is also accused of raping girl soldiers and keeping them as sex slaves.

In 2013, he handed himself in at the US embassy in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.

Ntaganda had evaded capture for seven years after the ICC first issued warrants for his arrest.

Ntaganda was part of the Union of Congolese Patriots rebel group, led by Thomas Lubanga who in 2014 became the only person convicted by the ICC.

 

 

 

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