Central African Republic sentences three rebels to prison for murder and other crimes against humanity in the inaugural trial of its Special Criminal Court
Defence attorney Manguereka Andre Olivier said the defendants would file an appeal against the ruling.
One of the poorest and most volatile countries in the world, CAR plunged into civil war in 2013 largely along sectarian lines. In a statement, the court said the trio were guilty of murder, inhumane acts and humiliating and degrading treatment. Victims of the 2019 atrocity hailed the court's ruling, after years of despair about the prospects for justice in a country sapped by weak governance, poverty and other ills.
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