BANGUI: A UN-backed court in the the Central African Republic will on Tuesday begin the trial in absentia of former president Francois Bozize, over crimes against humanity committed between 2009 and 2013. The alleged crimes committed by members of Bozize’s security forces include murder, enforced disappearance, torture and rape. Bozize, 79, who seized power in a 2003 coup before being overthrown 10 years later by rebels, has been living in exile in Guinea-Bissau since March 2023.

A landmark trial is set to begin in the Central African Republic, where former president Francois Bozize will be tried in absentia on charges of crimes against humanity.

La Cour pénale spéciale (CPS) de la République centrafricaine ouvre mardi le procès par contumace de l’ex-président François Bozizé, accusé de crimes contre l’humanité commis…

The UN-backed Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic will on Tuesday, with foreign judges, begin the trial in absentia of former president François Bozizé over…

BANGUI: A UN-backed court in the the Central African Republic will on Tuesday begin the trial in absentia of former president Francois Bozize, over crimes against humanity…

A U.N.-backed court in the Central African Republic has opened the trial of former President François Bozizé.

A UN-backed court in the the Central African Republic will on Tuesday begin the trial in absentia of former president François Bozizé, over crimes against humanity committed…

Long-awaited trial of former president Bozizé for war crimes and crimes against humanity tarnished by his absence

The alleged crimes committed by Bozize's security forces include murder, enforced disappearance, torture and rape.

Former president Francois Bozize may not be in the courtroom, but three of his former senior military officers were present as his landmark trial got underway in Bangui.

Das Sonderstrafgericht in Bangui untersucht Menschenrechtsverbrechen aus der Zeit von Ex-Herrscher François Bozizé. Doch der lebt weiter im Exil.