Court in the Central African Republic issues international arrest warrant for former president
Time:2024-05-22 10:52:34 Source:sportViews(143)
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — An internationally backed court in the Central African Republic issued an international arrest warrant Tuesday for the country’s exiled former President François Bozizé for human rights abuses from 2009 to 2013, a spokesperson said.
The Special Criminal Court was set up in the capital, Bangui, to try war crimes and other human rights abuses committed during the coups and violence that the country has experienced since 2003.
Court spokesperson Gervais Bodagy Laoulé said the warrant was for crimes committed under Bozizé's leadership in a civilian prison and at a military training center in the city of Bossembélém where many people were tortured and killed.
The warrant covers crimes from 2009 to 2013 by the presidential guard and other security forces, Laoulé said.
Bozizé current lives in exile in Guinea Bissau, where that country’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló told the Associated Press that he had not received any request from Bangui about the arrest warrant, and that the country’s laws do not allow for extradition.
Previous:A Canadian serial killer who brought victims to a pig farm is hospitalized after a prison assault
Next:NASCAR star Kyle Larson is embracing his Indianapolis 500 debut, right down to milking a cow
You may also like
- Fake elector case: Former Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward and others set to be arraigned
- China calls for implementation of Security Council resolution on Gaza cease
- Young Workers Head to Classes After the Sun Sets
- Time Needed for Incentives to Boost Fertility: Expert
- Landmark Paris trial of Syrian officials accused of torturing, killing a father and his son starts
- Highlights of Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games
- Int'l Tourism Festival Featuring Frozen Waterfalls Opens at Jiuzhaigou National Park
- Silk Flowers Help Local Women Gain Employment in Hebei
- Austrian leader lauds UK's efforts on migration and cites its plan for deportations to Rwanda