Bemba’s acquittal by the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court: Why is it so controver
1. Introduction In its judgment of 8 June 2018, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) acquitted Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by his troops between October 2002 and March 2003 in the Central African Republic (CAR). The Mouvement de Liberation du Congo (MLC), an erstwhile armed group based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and chaired by Bemba, was invited to intervene in the CAR and support Preside