A court in the Central African Republic has issued an international arrest warrant for former President François Bozizé over human rights abuses between 2009 and 2013.
An internationally backed court in the Central African Republic issued an international arrest warrant Tuesday for the country’s exiled former President François Bozizé for human rights abuses from 2009 to 2013, a spokesperson said. The Special Criminal Court was set up in the capital, Bangui, to try war crimes and other human rights abuses committed during the coups and violence that the country has experienced since 2003.
Court spokesperson Gervais Bodagy Laoulé said the warrant was for crimes committed under Bozizé's leadership in a civilian prison and at a military training center in the city of Bossembélém where many people were tortured and killed. The warrant covers crimes from 2009 to 2013 by the presidential guard and other security forces, Laoulé said.
About 10,000 children are still fighting alongside armed groups in Central African Republic more than a decade after civil war broke out, the government said earlier this year. 'It’s a great day for us victims to learn that François Bozizé is the target of an international arrest warrant,' said Audrey Yamalé, a member of the Association of Victims of the 2013 Crisis. 'But let’s not stop there. We would like Guinea Bissau to cooperate in his extradition.
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