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ICC Overturns War Crime Convictions of Ex-Congo VP, Dealing Blow to Prosecutors
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a blow to prosecutors at the International Criminal Court, appeals judges overturned Friday the convictions of former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba for atrocities committed by his forces in Central African Republic.
The reversal delivered a serious setback to ICC prosecutors by scrapping all the convictions in the court’s first trial to focus largely on sexual violence and on command responsibility — the legal principle that a commanding officer can be held responsible for crimes committed by his or her troops or for failing to prevent or punish the crimes... Read More.
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