Central African Republic

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ICC-01/05	Investigation
Situation in the Central African Republic

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Referral  - 07.01.2005 
English - French

Decision to open investigation - 22.05.2007 
English - French

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ICC-01/05 -01/08	Trial
The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo

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Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo
	Born on 4 November 1962 in Bokada, Equateur Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	National of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	Alleged President and Commander-in-chief of the Mouvement de libération du Congo (Movement for the Liberation of Congo) (MLC).
Prosecution application for a warrant of arrest 9 May 2008
Warrant of arrest issued by Pre-Trial Chamber III: Issued under seal on 23 May 2008 Unsealed on 24 May 2008
Arrest by Belgian authorities 24 May 2008
Warrant of arrest replacing the one issued on 23 May 2008 10 June 2008
Initial appearance before Pre-Trial Chamber III 4 July 2008
Confirmation of charges hearing From 12 to 15 January 2009
Decision on the Confirmation of charges 15 June 2009
Commencement of trial 22 November 2010
Counts Mr. Bemba is allegedly criminally responsible, as military commander, of Two counts of crimes against humanity: murder (article 7(1)(a) of the Statute ) and rape (article 7(1)(g) of the Statute ); Three counts of war crime: murder (article 8(2)(c)(i) of the Statute); rape (article 8(2)(e)(vi) of the Statute); and pillaging (article 8(2)(e)(v) of the Statute).