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STORY: THE HAGUE / BOSCO NTAGANDA
TRT: 2.00
SOURCE: ICC
RESTRICTIONS:
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / KINYARWANDA / NATS
DATELINE: 10 FEBRUARY 2014, THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS
1. Wide shot, Court
2. SOUNDBITE (Kinyarwanda) Bosco Ntaganda, Congolese Rebel Commander:
“"My name is Bosco Ntaganda. When I arrived at the ICC I was a soldier, but I'm no longer a soldier any more."
3. Med shot, Court
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC):
“Bosco Ntaganda, the notorious commander known as the Terminator, is here before you because of his role in pursuing a campaign of violence and terror against civilians and children for more than one year and for failing to prevent or punish crimes committed by troops under his effective command and control.”
5. Med shot, Ntaganda
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC):
“The UPC troops could pillage and rape, as both property and women were considered as spoils of war. Madame President, your honours, the evidence will show that Bosco Ntaganda made an essential contribution to the common plan. He played a key role in planning assaults against the civilian population in order to secure control of territory. He secured weapons and ammunition for these assaults. He deployed troops, and he directly participated in and commanded them. He recruited for the army, including children under the age of 15 and he trained the recruits. He participated in the commission of the crimes.”
7. Wide shot, Court
A five-day hearing began today (10 Feb) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to decide whether there is sufficient evidence to try Congolese rebel commander Bosco Ntaganda, for war crimes and crimes against humanity. ICC
After Ntaganda introduced himself to the Court, the hearing started with the opening statements of ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, Legal representatives of victims Sarah Pellet and Dmytro Suprun, and Defence counsel Marc Desalliers.
Boensouda said Ntaganda, “known as the Terminator” was at the ICC “because of his role in pursuing a campaign of violence and terror against civilians and children for more than one year and for failing to prevent or punish crimes committed by troops under his effective command and control.”
She said the troops under his command “could pillage and rape, as both property and women were considered as spoils of war.”
The Prosecutor declared that “the evidence will show that Bosco Ntaganda made an essential contribution to the common plan. He played a key role in planning assaults against the civilian population in order to secure control of territory. He secured weapons and ammunition for these assaults. He deployed troops, and he directly participated in and commanded them. He recruited for the army, including children under the age of 15 and he trained the recruits. He participated in the commission of the crimes.”
The hearing is scheduled to take place from 10-14 February.
The confirmation of charges hearing is not a trial. It is a Pre-Trial hearing held to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to establish substantial grounds to believe that the person committed each of the crimes charged. If charges are confirmed, the Pre-Trial Chamber commits the case for trial before a Trial Chamber.
