ICC: Congolese warlord guilty of war crimes

ICC: Congolese warlord guilty of war crimes

Bosco Ntaganda had been charged for his involvement in crimes committed in Congo's Ituri province in 2002 and 2003

By Felix Tih

ANKARA (AA) - A Congolese warlord has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity between 2002-2003 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Monday.

Bosco Ntaganda was on trial for 13 counts of war crimes and five counts of crimes against humanity, committed in the Ituri province in the northeastern DRC, in 2002 and 2003, the ICC said in a press release.

Ntaganda was the alleged Deputy Chief of Staff and commander of operations of the Union des Patriotes Congolais, an organized armed group involved in two conflicts in Ituri in 2002 and 2003, according to the ICC.


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