The ICC says it will examine allegations of war crimes by armed groups in the DRC's volatile east, after Kinshasa made a new formal referral to the tribunal
The Tutsi-led M23 group has captured swathes of territory in North Kivu province since taking up arms in late 2021. / Photo: AP Archive
The International Criminal Court has said it will examine allegations of war crimes by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east after Kinshasa made a new formal referral to the tribunal. The DRC referred the situation to the Hague-based ICC in 2004, but has now made a second referral asking that it launch an investigation into the latest alleged crimes, ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said on Thursday.The British prosecutor added that this would initially assess"whether the scope of the two situations referred by the DRC government are sufficiently linked to constitute a single situation".
Kinshasa has accused the M23 rebel group of attacks in the DRC's mineral-rich North Kivu province and says Rwanda is backing the Tutsi-led militia. Kigali denies any involvement in the violence.
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