Bemba under arrest

It is convenient for President Kabila that his main opponent stands accused of war crimes

At least a couple of months must pass before Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo can be transferred from Belgium, where he was arrested on 24 May, to prison in the Netherlands. The arrest warrant, from the International Criminal Court in the Hague, accuses him of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Central African Republic. Whatever his fate, the political opposition in Congo-Kinshasa, which he led, is further weakened.

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Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Belgium, Netherlands, Central African Republic, Ange-Félix Patassé, François Bozizé, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Antoine Gizenga, Portugal, Brazil, The ICC’s preemptive strike, United States, Netherlands, François Muamba, Joseph Kabila, José Makila, Jean Bemba Saolona, Delly Sessanga Hipungu, Etienne Tshisekedi, Gilbert Kiakwama, Armée de Libération du Congo, Mission des Nations Unies en République Démocratique du Congo, Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social, Convention des Démocrates Chrétiens

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