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International Criminal Court and Special Criminal Court: a duel at the summit of justice in the Central African Republic. Photo: A taxi and a gendarmerie vehicle in a street in Bangui (Central African Republic).
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A courts’ chase in Bangui

Last June, the International Criminal Court already knew that it would run out of trials in 2025. At that time, it received a tip-off about the whereabouts of a local anti-balaka leader in the Central African Republic, Edmond Beina. But the man was wanted by both the Court in The Hague and the Special Criminal […]
By Franck Petit (special correspondent in The Hague, Netherlands)
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Judge Aimée-Pascal Delimo (Special Criminal Court / SPC) in the Central African Republic.

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Michel Landry Luanga, President of the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic, delivers a speech during the inauguration of its premises in Bangui in 2020.

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On the desk of the president of the Special Criminal Court (CPS) in the Central African Republic, two piles of multicolored files.

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Toussaint Muntazini poses at his office at the Special Criminal Court (SPC) in the Central African Republic.

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Two detainees in orange suits stand before judges of the Special Criminal Court (SCC) during their trial in Bangui, Central African Republic. They are accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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C.Africa special court sentences three for crimes against humanity

C.Africa special court sentences three for crimes against humanity

3 prisoners in orange jumpsuits are sitting in the Special Criminal Court (Central African Republic). Magistrates, policemen, video camera.

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Hassan Bouba, Ali Darassa and other UPC rebels are gathered around a table

Hassan Bouba: a rebel minister before the Special Court