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ICC to sentence ex-Congolese VP Jean-Pierre Bemba for war crimes

By Al Jazeera
21 June 2016   |   1:30 pm
The International Criminal Court is due to hand down its sentence against former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. In March, he was found guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes, committed by his soldiers in the CAR.

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