War Crimes: Congo Warlord, Bosco Ntaganda Found Guilty At ICC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 8, 2019
Former Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda, was onMonday found guilty of 18 count charge of war crimes and crimes againsthumanity by the International Criminal Court.
Ntaganda, 45, who was nicknamed the “Terminator,’’oversaw widespread attacks on civilians and recruited child soldiers.
In one incident, women had their stomachs cut openand children had their throats slit, the court heard.
Ntaganda was convicted on all 13 counts of warcrimes and five counts of crimes against humanity.
He faces life in prison at a sentencing hearingexpected in the coming weeks.
The charges included murder, rape, recruitingchildren as soldiers and subjecting them to sexual abuse, looting anddisplacement of civilians.
Officials in Congo welcomed the verdict, with theacting justice minister Azarias Ruberwa saying the government was keen to hearwhat sentence Ntaganda gets.
Monday’s verdict also marked the first successfulprosecution of sexual violence as a weapon of war in the Congo conflict.