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3 July 2008
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Former Congolese vice president handed over to International Criminal Court
03/07/2008
Former Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba arrived in the Netherlands on Thursday to face war crimes charges before the International Criminal Court, the ICC.
The former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo is blamed for a series of rapes and torture allegedly committed by his men between 2002 and 2003 when his forces fought a coup attempt in the Central African Republic at the behest of then President Ange-Felix Patasse.
This is Donn Bobb reporting for United Nations Radio.
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