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Central African Republic Seleka militia leader goes on trial at ICC

File photo: Seleka militiamen patrol in Berengo near the capital Bangui on March 24, 2013. © Patrick Fort, AFP

An alleged senior leader of a predominantly Muslim rebel group that ousted the president of Central African Republic in 2013 pleaded not guilty Monday to seven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court.

After a court officer read out charges including torture, unlawful imprisonment and persecution, Mahamat Said told a three-judge panel: “I have listened to everything and I am pleading not guilty.”

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