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The
International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands on Friday found
Mr. Germain Katanga complicit in war crimes in the Democratic Republic of
Congo. He was found guilty of charges including murder and pillaging.
However, Mr. Katanga was unanimously acquitted as an accessory to rape and sexual slavery as war crimes and crimes against humanity. _________________________________________________
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Partial
Conviction of Congo's Katanga by ICC - Acquittals for Sexual Violence and Use
of Child Soldiers
The Prosecutor vs.
Germain Katanga
7 March 2014 - Today, a
majority of Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC),
convicted Germain Katanga (Katanga) of CONGO as an accessory to the war crimes
of directing an attack against a civilian population, pillaging, and
destruction of property, as well as murder as a war crime and a crime against
humanity.
However, the Chamber
unanimously acquitted Mr Katanga as an accessory to rape and sexual slavery as
war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was also acquitted of the war crime
of using child soldiers. Katanga was convicted as the commander of the
Ituri-based Ngiti militia from Walendu-Bindi, which at the time of the alleged
crimes was also known as the Force de résistance patriotique en Ituri (FRPI).
Direct Link to Full 5-Page 2014
Statement:
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International Criminal Court - ICC - Office of The Prosecutor
Direct Link to Full 36-Page ICC
Draft Document:
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