Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo |
 | Born on 4 November 1962 in Bokada, Equateur Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| National of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Alleged President and Commander-in-chief of the Mouvement de libération du Congo (Movement for the Liberation of Congo) (MLC). |
| Prosecution application for a warrant of arrest | 9 May 2008 |
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| Warrant of arrest issued by Pre-Trial Chamber III: |
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| Issued under seal on | 23 May 2008 |
| Unsealed on | 24 May 2008 |
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| Request to the Kingdom of Belgium for provisional arrest | 23 May 2008 |
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| Arrest by Belgian authorities | 24 May 2008 |
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| Request to the Kingdom of Belgium for arrest and surrender | 10 June 2008 |
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| Transfer and surrender to ICC detention centre in The Hague | 3 July 2008 |
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| Initial appearance before Pre-Trial Chamber III | 4 July 2008 |
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Counts
Mr. Bemba is allegedly responsible, as military commander, of
Two counts of crimes against humanity: murder (article 7(1)(a) of the Statute ) and rape (article 7(1)(g) of the Statute );
Three counts of war crime: murder (article 8(2)(c)(i) of the Statute); rape (article 8(2)(e)(vi) of the Statute); and pillaging (article 8(2)(e)(v) of the Statute).
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