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Article: Central African Republic Wants Probe
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JOSEPH BENAMMSE, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
04-14-2006
Dateline: BANGUI, Central African Republic
Central African Republic has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate crimes against humanity allegedly committed by its former president and a Congolese vice president, the government said Friday.
Central African Republic suspects ex-President Ange-Felix Patasse and Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba of ordering or committing murder and rape against civilians, as well as of embezzling funds and destroying public and private property, government spokesman Celestin Gamou said.
Bemba is a former Congo rebel leader whose wartime forces, based in northern Congo just across the ...