Former Democratic Republic of Congo presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba takes his seat before his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague November 27, 2013. REUTERS/Peter Dejong/Pool
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Congo vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba went on trial at the International Criminal Court for obstructing justice on Tuesday after allegedly trying to corrupt witnesses in his war crimes trial still underway.
Prosecutors say Bemba, whose trial for crimes against humanity opened at the Hague court in 2010, hoped flawed testimony would lead to his acquittal in that case. All the suspects in the second trial deny any wrongdoing.
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