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Convicted DRC warlord Bosco Ntaganda ordered to pay €25m to victims
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08/03/2021 - 18:33 File photo of Democratic Republic of Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda at the International Criminal Court for his war crimes trial in 2015. REUTERS/Michael Kooren 3 min Convicted Democratic Republic of Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda has been ordered by the International Criminal Court in The Hague to pay victims €25 million in compensation. Advertising Read more
“The chamber hereby unanimously issues an order for reparations against mister Ntaganda (and) assesses mister Ntaganda’s liability for these reparations at 30 million US dollars,” said Judge Chang-ho Chung.
The amount is the highest reparation ever ordered by the court.