By Euronews
The court ruled he could not be held responsible for crimes carried out by troops under his control
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has overturned the war crimes conviction and 18-year prison sentence of DRC warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba.
Bemba had been found guilty of a devastating campaign of rape, murder and torture by troops he sent to the Central African Republic in 2002-2003.
The court ruled he could not be held responsible for crimes carried out by troops under his control.
The acquittal is a huge blow for prosecutors who had hoped to establish a precedent that political and military officials may be held liable for the actions of their troops.
