Trial Against Former Vice President of Congo Opens

The former VP of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes, stood on trial.
Trial Against Former Vice President of Congo Opens
Former Congolese rebel warlord and Democratic Republic of Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba attends a hearing at the International Criminal Court in the Hague last Dec. (Ed Oudenaaren/Getty Images )
Jasper Fakkert
11/22/2010
Updated:
10/1/2015

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/93542076.jpg" alt="Former Congolese rebel warlord and Democratic Republic of Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba attends a hearing at the International Criminal Court in the Hague last Dec.   (Ed Oudenaaren/Getty Images )" title="Former Congolese rebel warlord and Democratic Republic of Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba attends a hearing at the International Criminal Court in the Hague last Dec.   (Ed Oudenaaren/Getty Images )" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1811805"/></a>
Former Congolese rebel warlord and Democratic Republic of Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba attends a hearing at the International Criminal Court in the Hague last Dec.   (Ed Oudenaaren/Getty Images )

Jasper Fakkert is the Editor-in-chief of the U.S. editions of The Epoch Times. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Science and a Master's degree in Journalism. Twitter: @JasperFakkert
Related Topics