War Crimes: Court Gives Five Central African Militia Chiefs Life Imprisonment
Five leaders from a predominantly Christian militia in Central African Republic were given life terms on Friday for war crimes and crimes against humanity after dozens of Muslims were slaughtered in a southeastern town in May 2017.
Two commanders, known by their nicknames of Pino Pino and Bere-Bere, as well as three other senior figures, Romaric Mandago, Patrick Gbiako and Yembeline Mbenguia Alpha, were given life sentences of forced labour.The others were given terms of between 10 and 15 years of forced labour, mainly for murder and illegal possession of weapons.One of the world’s poorest countries, the CAR has been grappling with violence since 2013.
CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadera now governs with the support of MINUSCA, a 14,700-strong UN peacekeeping force. Ten UN peacekeepers were killed in attacks by armed groups in the Bangassou area between May and November 2017. Four months later, Pino Pino was arrested with 33 followers in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, which then extradited him.
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