ICC Sentences Ex-Congo VP to 1 Year for Witness Tampering

Judges at the International Criminal Court have re-imposed a one-year prison sentence and 300,000-euro ($350,000) fine on a former Congolese vice president for interfering with witnesses at his war crimes trial. However, Jean-Pierre Bemba will not have to go to prison due to time he has already spent in the court's custody.   Bemba and members of his legal team were convicted in 2016 of corruptly influencing witnesses in his trial on charges of commanding troops who committed...

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