Militia leaders deny massacre
Last updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:25 PM
THE HAGUE — Two former Congolese militia leaders accused of war crimes on Wednesday denied knowledge of an attack in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo in which 200 villagers were massacred.
“I was not in Bogoro and I did not plan this attack,” Germain Katanga told the International Criminal Court in The Hague, referring to the assault on Bogoro village in the mineral-rich Ituri province on Feb. 24, 2003.
Katanga, 34, and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, 41, face war crimes and crimes against humanity charges for allegedly planning and directing the attack which prosecutors said targeted villagers belonging to the Hema tribe. — AFP
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