Former vice-president of Democratic Republic of Congo convicted for his part in a campaign of rape and murder in Central African Republic in 2002-3
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| Former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba |
Former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for rape and pillage committed by his troops, becoming the highest level official to be handed down a sentence at the international criminal court.
Bemba, wearing a blue suit and tie, watched impassively from the dock during the hearing at The Hague on Tuesday.
Bemba, wearing a blue suit and tie, watched impassively from the dock during the hearing at The Hague on Tuesday.
