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Ban takes note of judgement by German court against Rwandan rebel leaders

India Blooms News Service | | Oct 03, 2015, at 02:07 pm

#Ban Ki-Moon # UN # German court # Rwandan leaders

New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has taken note of the trial judgement handed down by a German court against the President and Vice-President of the Forces dÃ©mocratiques de libÃ©ration du Rwanda, also known as FDLR, which has committed war crimes in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

On 28 September 2015, the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart sentenced Ignace Murwanashyka and Straton Musoni to 13 and 8 years of imprisonment, respectively, for holding a leadership role in a foreign terrorist organization and for aiding in the commission of war crimes in DRC.

“The Secretary-General commends Germany for conducting this trial and, thereby heeding the Security Council’s repeated call on all States to prosecute FDLR elements in their territories,” said a statement issued by his spokesperson.

“This judgement is the first one of its kind and represents an excellent example of how national criminal courts and the United Nations can work together, in accordance with the principle of complementarity, to fight impunity and ensure that those alleged to have committed serious international crimes are held accountable.”

Ban reiterated the importance of swiftly neutralizing the FDLR and other armed groups in eastern DRC in order to bring stability to the country and the Great Lakes region.

Photo: MONUSCO

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