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| France Charges Congolese General with Crimes against Humanity |
| 2013-08-23 |
[An Nahar] A Congolese general wanted in connection with the 1999 disappearance of 350 refugees was locked awayDrop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! in La Belle France on Thursday and charged with crimes against humanity, a court source said. Norbert Dabira, 64, was accused of torture and kidnapping on a massive scale by examining magistrates in a Gay Paree court after being arrested in the town of Torcy near Gay Paree. The refugees had gone to neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo ...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material... , fleeing from civil war in their home country, but disappeared after they returned to the port of Brazzaville. La Belle France originally opened an investigation into the case in 2002, citing the principle of universal jurisdiction. Dabira is the former inspector-general of the Congolese army, and since October 2012 has been a high commissioner for the re-integration of former soldiers. He holds the rank of minister. The 64-year-old was arrested on Thursday in Torcy, and presented before magistrates for "crimes against humanity" at a court in the French capital. When contacted by Agence La Belle France Presse, the general said he was "totally innocent" and would not leave La Belle France during the investigation. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 What about Rwanda charging some still in activity French politicians for their support to the genociders and for rearming them after their defeat? |
| Posted by: JFM 2013-08-23 10:49 |