AfroAmerica Network has obtained the official copy of the French version of the indictment against the FDLR leader Callixte Mbarushimana. Among the accusations against the leader are:
- leading attacks against the civilian population of the villages Busheke, the territory of Kalehe in South Kivu; Kipopo the territory of Masisi, North Kivu; Mianga in the hamlet of Walo Loanda, in Walikale in North Kivu and Luofu and Kasiki in the Lubero territory in North Kivu, Busurungi the territory of Walikale in North Kivu; Manje the territory of Masisi, North Kivu and Malembe in the hamlet of Walo Loanda, in the Walikale in North Kivu;
- having committed murders in the villages of Busheke the territory of Kalehe in South Kivu, Pinga, the territory of Masisi, North Kivu; Remeka in the group Ufamandu the territory of Walikale in North Kivu; Kipopo the territory of Masisi, North Kivu; Mianga in the group-Walo Loanda, on the territory Walikale in North Kivu and Luofu Kasiki the territory of Lubero, North Kivu; Busurungi the territory of Walikale, North Kivu and Manje the territory of Masisi, North Kivu;
- having committed rapes in the villages of Busheke the territory of Kalehe in SouthKivu; Miriki the territory of Lubero, North Kivu, Pinga, the territory of Masisi, North Kivu; Remeka in Ufamandu the group on the Walikale, North Kivu; Busurungi on the Walikale in North Kivu and Manje, the territory of Masisi, North Kivu;
- having committed torture and other inhumane acts and treatment in the Busheke villages in the territory of Kalehe in South Kivu; Miriki, the territory of Lubero, North Kivu; Pinga, the territory of Masisi, North Kivu; Remeka in the group Ufamandu on Walikale in North Kivu Busurungi the territory of Walikale in North Kivu, and Malembe in the group-Walo Loanda, on the Walikale in North Kivu;
- destruction of property committed in the villages and Luofu Kasiki the territory of Lubero, North Kivu; Busurungi the territory Walikale in North Kivu Kipopo the territory of Masisi, North Kivu; Malembe in the hamlet of Walo Loanda, in the Walikale in North Kivu Mianga in the hamlet of Walo-Loanda in the Walikale in North Kivu Busurungi, in Walikale in North Kivu and Manje, the territory Masisi, North Kivu.
The International Criminal Court’s indictment also alleges that
“in light of all evidence and other information presented in the arrest warrant, there are reasonable grounds to believe that since July 2007, Callixte Mbarushimana is Executive Secretary of the FDLR and that after the arrest of President of the FDLR in November 2009, he inherited of the powers thereof [NDLR: AfroAmerica Translation].”
and that
“in addition, there are reasonable grounds to believe that at the time
facts alleged in the arrest warrant, including the period between January 20 and February 25, 2009 as of 2 March to 31 December 2009, there was an armed conflict opposing the FDLR to the government forces present in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu in the DRC, and that Callixte Mbarushimana was aware of the existence that armed conflict”[NDLR: AfroAmerica Translation]
He will be prosecuted by the judges Cuno Tarfusser, Presiding Judge and Ms. Sylvia Steiner and Ms. Sanji Mmasenono Monageng. The Prosecution is composed of Mr Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the Prosecutor and Ms Fatou Bensouda, the Deputy Prosecutor.
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