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Trial begins for former Central African Republic leader Bozizé over war crimes

President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic, Jan. 8, 2013.
President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize speaks to the media at the presidential palace in Bangui, Central African Republic, January 8, 2013. © Ben Curtis, AP

The UN-backed Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic will on Tuesday, with foreign judges, begin the trial in absentia of former president François Bozizé over crimes against humanity. Bozizé, 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.

A UN-backed court in the Central African Republic will on Tuesday begin the trial in absentia of former president François Bozizé, over crimes against humanity committed between 2009 and 2013.

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