Congolese warlord goes on hunger strike at criminal court


  • World
  • Friday, 09 Sep 2016

Congolese militia leader Bosco Ntaganda sits in the courtroom of the ICC (International Criminal Court) during the first day of his trial at the Hague in the Netherlands September 2, 2015. REUTERS/Michael Kooren

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A former Congolese rebel commander on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity has gone on hunger strike to protest at the conditions of his detention, his lawyer said on Friday.

Bosco Ntaganda faces charges for atrocities committed by his troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002-2003.

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