tortured Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/tortured/ The low down on African affairs Fri, 23 Nov 2018 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 tortured Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/tortured/ 32 32 Warlord-turned-MP in ICC dock over deadly 2013 violence in Central African Republic https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/warlord-turned-mp-in-icc-dock-over-deadly-2013-violence-in-central-african-republic/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/warlord-turned-mp-in-icc-dock-over-deadly-2013-violence-in-central-african-republic/ A warlord-turned MP has appeared in the dock at the International Criminal Court accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity during deadly 2013 violence in the Central African Republic. Lawyers for the man dubbed Colonel Rambo say he was tortured after his arrest in the CAR last month. Alfred Yekatom drew his pistol and […]

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]]> A warlord-turned MP has appeared in the dock at the International Criminal Court accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity during deadly 2013 violence in the Central African Republic.

Lawyers for the man dubbed Colonel Rambo say he was tortured after his arrest in the CAR last month.

Alfred Yekatom drew his pistol and fired into the air in Parliament in Bangui when police came to arrest him.

ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda say this shows the man is prone to violent acts.

He will appear again on April 30 neat year to face charges of murder, mutilation, torture and recruiting child soldiers.

Yekatom led the Christian Anti Balaka  movement fighting Muslim Seleka rebels who overthrew President Francois Bozize in 2013.

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