Central African Republic militia leader arrested in France for war crimes
By DW
14 December 2018 |
10:00 am
The ICC had issued the arrest warrant of Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona for war crimes. He is the suspected leader of a militia accused of carrying out attacks on the Central African Republic's Muslim population.
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