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Ex-Congo Leader Accused of War Crimes

Party members and supporters of Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) march in Kinshasa, 2008. Jean-Pierre Bemba, the former vice-president of DR Congo, rejected accusations by prosecutors at the International Criminal Court that forces he led had used rape as a weapon of war. (AFP/File/Junior Diatezua) THE HAGUE - Jean-Pierre Bemba, the former vice-president of DR Congo, on Monday rejected accusations by prosecutors at the International Criminal Court that forces he led had used rape as a weapon of war.

Bemba rejected the war crimes charges during the pre-trial hearing at the court in The Hague after which the judges will decide if there are sufficient grounds for trial.

His lawyers argued that the claims were part of a political conspiracy against him.

Bemba had commanded a militia force in the Democratic Republic of Congo-based, said prosecutors.

Posted in Human Rights, War/Empire, Congo