{"id":428545,"date":"2011-05-23T09:52:08","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T09:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/23\/bemba-trial-continues-in-private-session\/"},"modified":"2011-05-23T09:52:08","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T09:52:08","slug":"bemba-trial-continues-in-private-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/23\/bemba-trial-continues-in-private-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Bemba Trial Continues in Private Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"20.4488778055\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bembatrial.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bemba Trial Website<\/a> (The\u00a0Hague)<\/p>\n<p>Wakabi Wairagala<\/p>\n<p>19 May 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba&#8217;s trial today continued to be held in closed session, as the 20th witness called by International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors testified for the fifth day.<\/p>\n<p>The only moment &#8216;Witness 63&#8217; appeared in open session was at the very start of the day&#8217;s proceedings when he confirmed that he was ready to continue giving evidence. Even then, he had his face and voice distorted to keep his identity secret.<\/p>\n<p>Presiding Judge Sylvia Steiner reminded the witness that if he were to testify in open session, he should avoid mentioning information that could lead to his identity becoming known by the public. The judge said the witness was to avoid mention of his name and any identifying information for his family members and friends.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Bemba is on trial for allegedly failing to stop or to punish his Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) troops who brutalized Central African citizens during 2002 and 2003. He has denied the charges.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>See the article here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201105230577.html\" title=\"Bemba Trial Continues in Private Session\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bemba Trial Continues in Private Session<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Bemba Trial Website (The\u00a0Hague) Wakabi Wairagala 19 May 2011 Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba&#8217;s trial today continued to be held in closed session, as the 20th witness called by International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors testified for the fifth day. 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