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| DR Congo warlord due in The Hague | DR Congo warlord due in The Hague |
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| A ex-rebel leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo is due to appear at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on war crimes allegations. | A ex-rebel leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo is due to appear at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on war crimes allegations. |
| Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, now a colonel in the Congolese army, was arrested and flown to the Netherlands last week. | Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, now a colonel in the Congolese army, was arrested and flown to the Netherlands last week. |
| He is alleged to have planned a brutal attack by his National Integrationist Front (FNI) fighters on Bogoro village in eastern Ituri region in 2003. | He is alleged to have planned a brutal attack by his National Integrationist Front (FNI) fighters on Bogoro village in eastern Ituri region in 2003. |
| He is the third Congolese warlord to be sent to The Hague. | He is the third Congolese warlord to be sent to The Hague. |
| The court is expected to set a date for him to be formally charged. | The court is expected to set a date for him to be formally charged. |
| Child soldiers | Child soldiers |
| Prosecutors say Col Ngudjolo ordered his fighters to "wipe out" the village of Bogoro, reports the AFP news agency. | Prosecutors say Col Ngudjolo ordered his fighters to "wipe out" the village of Bogoro, reports the AFP news agency. |
| href="/1/hi/world/africa/3834237.stm">Q&A: International Criminal Court Some 200 civilians were murdered in the attack on 24 February 2003. | |
| Col Ngudjolo's arrest warrant lists nine counts: | Col Ngudjolo's arrest warrant lists nine counts: |
| • Three counts of crimes against humanity including murder, inhumane acts and sexual slavery | • Three counts of crimes against humanity including murder, inhumane acts and sexual slavery |
| • Six counts of war crimes including the use of children soldiers. | • Six counts of war crimes including the use of children soldiers. |
| Prosecutors allege the Bogoro attack - committed together with the Patriotic Resistance Force in Ituri (FRPI) group - was part of a systematic campaign in 2003 directed against Ituri's ethnic Hema people by the majority Lendu community. | Prosecutors allege the Bogoro attack - committed together with the Patriotic Resistance Force in Ituri (FRPI) group - was part of a systematic campaign in 2003 directed against Ituri's ethnic Hema people by the majority Lendu community. |
| Fighting in the gold-rich Ituri region broke out in 1999 and continued until 2003. | Fighting in the gold-rich Ituri region broke out in 1999 and continued until 2003. |
| The BBC's Mark Doyle says the conflict in Ituri manifests itself as an ethnic war, but its root cause is the criminal mining of the region's gold and other minerals. | The BBC's Mark Doyle says the conflict in Ituri manifests itself as an ethnic war, but its root cause is the criminal mining of the region's gold and other minerals. |
| An estimated 50,000 people were killed and hundreds of thousands left homeless. | An estimated 50,000 people were killed and hundreds of thousands left homeless. |
| Under a peace deal, several Congolese militias have disarmed and been integrated into the national army. | Under a peace deal, several Congolese militias have disarmed and been integrated into the national army. |