French Court Jails Former DR Congo Rebel Leader Roger Lumbala for 30 Years Over Crimes Against Humanity
A French court has sentenced former Democratic Republic of Congo rebel leader and ex-politician Roger Lumbala to 30 years in prison after finding him guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity committed during the Second Congo War. Prosecutors proved that Lumbala ordered or aided acts of torture, rape, sexual slavery, summary executions, forced labour and mass looting while leading the Ugandan-backed RCD-N rebel group in eastern DR Congo between 2002 and 2003. The landmark ruling, delivered under France’s universal jurisdiction law, was hailed by human rights groups as a major step toward accountability for atrocities that claimed millions of lives.
A French court has sentenced former Democratic Republic of Congo rebel leader and ex-politician Roger Lumbala to 30 years in prison after finding him guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity committed during the Second Congo War. Prosecutors proved that Lumbala ordered or aided acts of torture, rape, sexual slavery, summary executions, forced labour and mass looting while leading the Ugandan-backed RCD-N rebel group in eastern DR Congo between 2002 and 2003. The landmark ruling, delivered under France’s universal jurisdiction law, was hailed by human rights groups as a major step toward accountability for atrocities that claimed millions of lives.
French Court Jails Former DR Congo Rebel Leader Roger Lumbala for 30 Years Over Crimes Against Humanity
A French court has sentenced former Democratic Republic of Congo rebel leader and ex-politician Roger Lumbala to 30 years in prison after finding him guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity committed during the Second Congo War. Prosecutors proved that Lumbala ordered or aided acts of torture, rape, sexual slavery, summary executions, forced labour and mass looting while leading the Ugandan-backed RCD-N rebel group in eastern DR Congo between 2002 and 2003. The landmark ruling, delivered under France’s universal jurisdiction law, was hailed by human rights groups as a major step toward accountability for atrocities that claimed millions of lives.
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