A frame grab shows former Congolese rebel warlord and vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba appearing before the global war crimes court at The Hague July 4, 2008, charged with leading a campaign of rape and torture. Former Congolese Vice...

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FORMER Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba has appeared at the International Criminal Court facing charges of rape and torture linked to a brutal conflict in Central African Republic. Bemba, 45, is accused of six counts of war crimes and...
THE HAGUE: When Jean-Pierre Bemba, a rich and powerful Congolese politician, visited his family in Brussels in late May, he had no inkling that he would be grabbed by the Belgian police, thrown in prison and end up before an...
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Former Congolese rebel warlord and vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba appeared before the global war crimes court on Friday charged with leading a campaign of rape and torture. He is the highest-profile suspect to date brought before the world's...