ICC - Trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo to commence on Monday, 22 November, 2010
Media Advisory: 21.10.2010
Trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo to commence on Monday, 22 November, 2010
ICC-CPI-20101021-MA75
Situation: The Central African Republic
Case: The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo
In an oral decision issued today during a status conference, Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) set the date for the commencement of the trial in the case of The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo as Monday, 22 November, 2010, at 14:30 (The Hague local time).
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo is allegedly criminally responsible, as a person effectively acting as military commander within the meaning of article 28(a) of the Rome Statute, for two crimes against humanity (murder and rape) and three war crimes (murder, rape and pillaging), allegedly committed in the territory of the Central African Republic during the period from approximately 26 October, 2002 to 15 March, 2003.
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