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| DR Congo's Bosco Ntaganda convicted of war crimes by ICC | DR Congo's Bosco Ntaganda convicted of war crimes by ICC |
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| A former rebel leader has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo by judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). | A former rebel leader has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo by judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). |
| Bosco Ntaganda, nicknamed "Terminator", was convicted of 18 counts, including murder, rape and using child soldiers. | |
| His lawyers had argued that Ntaganda was a victim, having also been recruited as a child soldier. | His lawyers had argued that Ntaganda was a victim, having also been recruited as a child soldier. |
| He becomes the fourth person convicted by the ICC since its creation in 2002. | He becomes the fourth person convicted by the ICC since its creation in 2002. |
| Ntaganda surrendered at the US embassy in DR Congo in 2013. | Ntaganda surrendered at the US embassy in DR Congo in 2013. |
| Analysts said it was an act of self-preservation, motivated by the danger he was in after losing a power-struggle within his M23 rebel group. | Analysts said it was an act of self-preservation, motivated by the danger he was in after losing a power-struggle within his M23 rebel group. |
| Who is Bosco Ntaganda? | |