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French court orders sending Central African Republic war crimes suspect to ICC
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS DECEMBER 31, 2018 / 7:52 AM / UPDATED 30 MINUTES AGO
French court orders sending Central African Republic war crimes suspect to ICC
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court has authorized Central Africa Republic soccer executive and alleged militia leader Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona to be handed over to the Hague war crimes tribunal, a judicial source said on Monday.
Ngaissona, who has been described by prosecutors as the “senior leader” of the anti-balaka militia that carried out systematic attacks on the Muslim population in 2013-2014, was arrested in France on Dec. 12.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) says Ngaissona is suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, extermination, deportation, persecution, torture, attacking civilians, and recruiting child soldiers.
Ngaissona, who was elected as a top executive of Africa’s football governing body CAF, has denied the charges.
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French court orders sending Central African Republic war crimes suspect to ICC
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court has authorized Central Africa Republic soccer executive and alleged militia leader Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona to be handed over to the Hague war crimes tribunal, a judicial source said on Monday.
Ngaissona, who has been described by prosecutors as the “senior leader” of the anti-balaka militia that carried out systematic attacks on the Muslim population in 2013-2014, was arrested in France on Dec. 12.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) says Ngaissona is suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, extermination, deportation, persecution, torture, attacking civilians, and recruiting child soldiers.
Ngaissona, who was elected as a top executive of Africa’s football governing body CAF, has denied the charges.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-warcrimes-centralalafrica/french-court-orders-sending-central-african-republic-war-crimes-suspect-to-icc-idUSKCN1OU0MN