Congo arrests senior opposition member on ICC warrant <http://www.reuters.com/> Description: Reuters
3 hours ago
KINSHASA (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo arrested a senior
opposition politician on Sunday after the International Criminal Court
issued a warrant accusing him of trying to influence the war crimes trial of
former presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba.
The ICC said in a statement that Fidèle Babala Wandu's arrest was part of a
wider operation to bring other Bemba associates based in Europe into custody
for allegedly influencing witnesses in his case.
Bemba faces trial at the ICC for crimes against humanity and war crimes
because of actions allegedly committed by his rebel group in neighbouring
Central African Republic in 2002 and 2003.
The ICC said that Judge Cuno Tarfusser had issued arrest warrants for Wandu,
deputy secretary of Bemba's opposition MLC party, two members of Bemba's
defence team - Aimé Kilolo Musamba and Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo - and
defence witness Narcisse Arido.
"The Belgian authorities arrested Aimé Kilolo Musamba, the Dutch authorities
arrested Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo, and Narcisse Arido was arrested by
the French authorities," read the statement.
Congolese government spokesman Lambert Mende confirmed the arrest of Wandu.
"He was arrested at 1.30 a.m. immediately following a demand from the ICC,"
Mende told Reuters by telephone. "He is in the process of being transferred
to the Hague."
Representatives from the MLC were not immediately answering calls for
comment.
(Reporting by Pete Jones; editing by Andrew Roche)
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