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The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Aimé Kilolo Musamba, Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo, Fidèle Babala Wandu and Narcisse Arido

Case Sheet · ICC

The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo et al.

Situation Situation in the Central African Republic
Status Closed · Convicted

Context

This case concerns offences against the administration of justice under Article 70 of the Rome Statute. The accused were charged with corruptly influencing witnesses and presenting false or forged evidence in proceedings related to the Bemba case.

Pre-Trial

Crimes at arrest warrant Presenting evidence that the party knows is false or forged · art. 70(1)(b) RS
Corruptly influencing witnesses · art. 70(1)(c) RS
Crimes at document containing charges False testimony · art. 70(1)(a) RS
Presenting evidence that the party knows is false or forged · art. 70(1)(b) RS
Corruptly influencing witnesses · art. 70(1)(c) RS
Crimes confirmed Bemba, Kilolo, Mangenda, Babala, Arido:
False testimony · art. 70(1)(a) RS
Presenting evidence that the party knows is false or forged · art. 70(1)(b) RS
Corruptly influencing witnesses · art. 70(1)(c) RS

Trial

Judgment Bemba, Kilolo, Mangenda: guilty of art. 70(1)(a), (b), (c)
Babala, Arido: guilty of art. 70(1)(c)
Sentence Babala: 6 months (served)
Arido: 11 months (served)
Mangenda: 2 years
Kilolo: 2 years and 6 months + €30,000 fine
Bemba: 1 year + €300,000 fine

Key Documents

Warrant of arrest Warrant of Arrest (2013)
Document Containing Charges Document Containing Charges (2014)
Decision on charges Decision on the Confirmation of Charges (2014)
Trial judgment Trial Chamber Judgment (2016)
Sentencing decision Decision on Sentence (2017)
Appeal judgment Appeals Chamber Judgment (2019)
ICC case page Official ICC page — Bemba et al