International Criminal Court convicts a notorious rebel commander known as 'The Terminator' of 18 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role in atrocities in bloody ethnic conflict in Congo in 2002-2003.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a notorious rebel commander known as"The Terminator" of 18 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery for his role in atrocities in a bloody ethnic conflict in a mineral-rich region of Congo in 2002-2003.
Fremr said that Ntaganda was guilty as a direct perpetrator or a co-perpetrator of a string of crimes including murders, rapes of men and women, a massacre in a banana field behind a building called The Paradiso and of enlisting and using child soldiers. During his trial, Ntaganda testified for weeks in his own defense, saying he wanted to put the record straight about his reputation as a ruthless military leader.
Maria Elena Vignoli, international justice counsel with Human Rights Watch, welcomed Ntaganda's conviction.
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