Callixte Mbarushimana, a leader of a FDLR rebel group based out of Rwandan was arrested in France. In a sealed warrant, Callixte Mbarushimana is accused of 11 counts of murder, rape and other crimes committed during the long conflict in DR Congo. Some fighters from the Hutu FDLR were recently accused of the mass rape of hundreds of people in eastern DR Congo. However with any group such as this they are saying they have commited no war crimes of any kind. However, some of the FDLR leaders have been accused of taking part in the 1994 genocide of ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda. "After a Tutsi-dominated group took power in Rwanda, they fled into what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, sparking years of unrest across the border."
"GOOD NEWS"
The World Court said that as executive secretary of the FDLR, Mr Mbarushimana was criminally responsible for five counts of crimes against humanity and six counts of war crimes committed throughout 2009.
In a statment, the court said Mr Mbarushimana had "personally and intentionally contributed to a common plan of conducting attacks against the civilian population" with the aim of creating a "humanitarian catastrophe." ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Mr Mbarushimana's arrest was "a good day for justice" and marked a "crucial step in efforts to prosecute the massive sexual crimes committed in the DRC."
We can only hope that someday that the Rebel leaders are all found or we can find a answear to why people would treat them as if their life is worth nothing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11517549
Hi Nick,
ReplyDeleteYou need to be sure that your posts are readable and that you aren't just copying and pasting text from an article. This is really an interesting topic.
It is fascinating to me how these war criminals manage to escape. These are well-known men who basically have a bounty on them to the average African. Perhaps these individuals flee under a false identity, but even then I find it hard to believe they are not recognized... So how do they do it?
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