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Ex-Congolese VP seeks damages from war crimes court

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Jean-Pierre Bemba’s lawyers on Monday said paperwork had been filed requesting compensation for unlawful detention, legal fees and losses due to the alleged mismanagement of assets seized by the court.

THE HAGUE- Former Congolese vice president and militia leader Jean-Pierre Bemba, who was acquitted of war crimes by the International Criminal Court last year, is seeking nearly $75 million dollars in damages.

The assets included seven airplanes, three villas in Portugal, three parcels of land in the Democratic Republic of Congo and two boats, said his lawyer, Peter Haynes. The claim totals just under half of the ICC’s annual budget of some 150 million euros. No date was set for when the filing would be considered.

 

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