Bemba | International Criminal Court
Charges: two counts of crimes against humanity: murder and rape; and three counts of war crimes: murder, rape and pillaging, allegedly committed between 2002 and 2003 in CAR.
On 8 June 2018, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) reversed Trial Chamber III’s decision of 21 March 2016 and decided, by majority, to acquit Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo from the charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Bemba et al. | International Criminal Court
National of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; former Defense Counsel for Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo. Arrest warrant: 20 November 2013 – unsealed on 28 November 2013. Charges: Found guilty of various offences against the administration of justice related to the false testimonies of defence witnesses in the Bemba case.
Jean-Pierre Bemba (Bemba I) | Coalition for the International …
Former Congolese vice-president and militia leader Jean-Pierre Bemba was convicted by the ICC in 2016 for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic. Sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment in 2016 and acquitted in 2018.
The Prosecutor v. Bemba | International Criminal Court Project
The ICC Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) alleges that Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo was the President of the Mouvement de Libération du Congo (MLC) and Commander-in-Chief of the MLC’s military branch Armée de Libération du Congo (MLC/ALC); Mr. Bemba formed and led the MLC in a rebellion against the government of the Democratic Republic of the ...
What Jean-Pierre Bemba’s acquittal by the ICC means
Jun 13, 2018 · On June 8, the International Criminal Court (ICC) shocked the international justice community and the world by overturning the war crimes conviction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s...
On January 12–15, 2009, a pretrial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will hold hearings on whether to pursue charges against Jean- Pierre Bemba for crimes his troops allegedly committed in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2002–03.
Oct 19, 2016 · On 23 November 2013, Mr Bemba was served with the warrant of arrest in the Courts Detention Centre, while Mr Kilolo, Mr Mangenda and Mr Arido were arrested by the authorities of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the
Mar 15, 2016 · Jean-Pierre Bemba, a former vice president, businessman, and militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is charged with two counts of crimes against humanity: murder and rape; and three counts of war crimes: murder, rape, and pillaging.
The Bemba Conviction at the ICC: Lessons for the Future - Just …
Mar 30, 2016 · Last Monday, Jean-Pierre Bemba, a former military commander from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was convicted at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for murder, rape, and pillaging committed by Bemba’s soldiers in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2002-2003. He will be sentenced in a separate proceeding in the next few months.