Criminal court reverses Bemba verdict

The International Criminal Court ICC in The Hague has reversed the war crimes judgment against the Congolese former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba.

According to the judge, however, he can not be held responsible for this. The previous judges took too little account of the effort he made to stop the crimes when he became aware of it.

For the time being, Bemba will remain stuck in anticipation of a case for contempt of the court.