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DR Congo bans former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba from presidential elections
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Aug 25, 2018 03:57pm |
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| Author | Toyin Owoseje |
| News Date | Saturday, August 25, 2018 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Democratic Republic of Congo’s election commission has banned Jean-Pierre Bemba from running for president as the former warlord awaits the final outcome for his witness tampering case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
Mr Bemba, who submitted his candidacy earlier in August after returning to the central African nation after 11 years spent in exile or prison, was one of six contenders deemed ineligible following hours of deliberation.
Back in June, the ex-rebel was acquitted of war crimes committed by his Movement for the Liberation of DR Congo forces in neighbouring Central African Republic in 2002 and 2003. |
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