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Jean-Pierre Bemba denies ICC war crimes charges

Submitted by Holocaust Aware... on Mon, 11/22/2010 - 7:36pm

This is verbatim of the article from BBC News on November 22, 2010. The link may no longer be available.

The war crimes trial of Congolese former rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba has begun at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

The former vice-president of DR Congo denies murder, rape and pillage in the Central African Republic (CAR).

The ICC chief prosecutor says the trial will show that commanders are responsible for their troops' actions.

German Nazi Suspect Samuel Kunz Dies Ahead of Trial

Submitted by Holocaust Aware... on Mon, 11/22/2010 - 7:30pm

This is verbatim of the article from BCC News on November 22, 2010. The link may no longer be available.

A Nazi suspect indicted on charges of involvement in the murders of 430,000 Jews at Belzec death camp has died in Germany aged 89.

Samuel Kunz was third on the Simon Wiesenthal Center's list of most wanted Nazi war crimes suspects and had been due to go on trial early next year.

He was also accused of personally shooting dead 10 Jews at the camp in occupied Poland during 1942-43.

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