TRIAL BEGINS OF CENTRAL AFRICAN EX-PRESIDENT BOZIZE OVER WAR CRIMES. (PHOTO).

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 Trial begins of Central African ex-president Bozize over war crimes A UN-backed court in the the Central African Republic will on Tuesday begin the trial in absentia of former president Francois Bozize, over crimes against humanity committed between 2009 and 2013. The alleged crimes committed by members of Bozize's security forces include murder, enforced disappearance, torture and rape. Bozize, 79, who seized power in a 2003 coup before being overthrown 10 years later by rebels, has been living in exile in Guinea-Bissau since March 2023. But three of his former senior military officers, Eugene Barret Ngaikosset, Vianney Semndiro and Firmin Junior Danboy, are all in pre-trial detention in the Central African Republic. Crimes against humanity The case will be heard by the Special Criminal Court (SCC), a hybrid jurisdiction located in the capital Bangui with Central African and foreign judges. In February 2024, the SCC issued an international arrest warrant for the former president ...

TURKEY TO JOIN SOUTH AFRICA'S GENOCIDE CASE AGAINST ISRAEL IN ICJ. (PHOTO).


 Türkiye to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel in ICJ


Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Ankara would submit a request on Wednesday to join the genocide case filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.


Fidan made the remarks during a televised joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty in Egypt's capital Cairo.


He stressed that the Middle East region could not bear more tensions, adding that his country has previously warned that supporting Israel, either through weapons or silence, would harm the region.


Fidan noted that the Israeli escalation in Gaza led to the current tension in the region, adding that Israel represents a major threat to the region and urging an end to its "brutality" in Gaza.


Turkey had announced in May that it had decided to join the case launched by South Africa as it stepped up measures against Israel over its assault on Gaza, and that it would submit a bid after the necessary legal preparations.


The ICJ has ordered Israel to refrain from any acts that could fall under the United Nations Genocide Convention and to ensure its troops commit no genocidal acts against Palestinians after South Africa accused Israel of state-led genocide in Gaza.


South Africa brought its case against Israel in December, accusing it of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The death toll from Israel’s war, which began in October, has reached nearly 40,000, according to health officials in the besieged and bombarded territory.


South Africa’s case before the ICJ argues that Israel violated the 1948 Genocide Convention, which was established in the aftermath of the Holocaust and requires countries to prevent the recurrence of such crimes.

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