Court convicts Congo's Ntaganda of war crimes

FILE PHOTO: Congolese militia commander Bosco Ntaganda enters the courtroom of the ICC (International Criminal Court) during his trial in the Hague, the Netherlands July 8, 2019. REUTERS/Eva Plevier/Pool - Copyright EVA PLEVIER(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 08/07/2019 - 11:32•Updated 20/04/2024 - 04:57

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THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court on Monday convicted Bosco Ntaganda, a former Congolese military leader, on charges of atrocities including murder, rape and conscripting child soldiers.

Ntaganda, 45, was convicted for acts committed while he was a leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) militia in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002-2003.