War crimes suspect arrested in Belguim

Former Congolese warlord and ex-presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba has been arrested in Brussels on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Former Congolese warlord and ex-presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba has been arrested in Brussels on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The International Criminal Court announced his arrest in a news release late yesterday, and said Bemba was head of a militia that supposedly committed atrocities in the 2002-2003 armed conflict in the Central African Republic.

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