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| ICC dismiss Rwanda rebel Callixte Mbarushimana charges | ICC dismiss Rwanda rebel Callixte Mbarushimana charges |
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| War crimes judges in The Hague have dismissed charges against a Rwandan rebel leader accused of murder and rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | War crimes judges in The Hague have dismissed charges against a Rwandan rebel leader accused of murder and rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| The judges at the International Criminal Court ordered the release of Callixte Mbarushimana because of lack of evidence to back up the charges. | The judges at the International Criminal Court ordered the release of Callixte Mbarushimana because of lack of evidence to back up the charges. |
| Prosecutors can still appeal, but they must submit additional evidence. | Prosecutors can still appeal, but they must submit additional evidence. |
| Mr Mbarushimana, a Hutu rebel leader, has denied ordering his fighters to kill and rape civilians in 2009. | Mr Mbarushimana, a Hutu rebel leader, has denied ordering his fighters to kill and rape civilians in 2009. |
| Mr Mbarushimana, 47, faced five counts of crimes against humanity and eight counts of war crimes, including charges of murder, torture, rape, inhumane acts and persecution, and destruction of property. | |
| He was a senior member of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) operating in eastern DR Congo. | He was a senior member of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) operating in eastern DR Congo. |
| Mr Mbarushimana was arrested in Paris last October, following a request from the ICC. | Mr Mbarushimana was arrested in Paris last October, following a request from the ICC. |
| Some FDLR leaders allegedly took part in the 1994 slaughter of some 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda. | Some FDLR leaders allegedly took part in the 1994 slaughter of some 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda. |
| After a Tutsi-dominated group took power ending the genocide, some FDLR members fled into what is now DR Congo, sparking years of unrest in the region. | After a Tutsi-dominated group took power ending the genocide, some FDLR members fled into what is now DR Congo, sparking years of unrest in the region. |
| Rwanda has twice sent its troops into DR Congo, saying they are needed to stop Hutu fighters, such as the FDLR, from using Congolese territory to attack Rwanda. | Rwanda has twice sent its troops into DR Congo, saying they are needed to stop Hutu fighters, such as the FDLR, from using Congolese territory to attack Rwanda. |
| This led to the six-year conflict in DR Congo and the deaths of some five million people. | This led to the six-year conflict in DR Congo and the deaths of some five million people. |