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ICC sentences DR Congo's former VP Pierre Bemba in bribery case

ICC found Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty of war crimes in 2016. [Courtesy]

Former Congolese Vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba is to be sentenced Monday by international judges for bribing witnesses during an earlier war crimes trial, which led to him being excluded from running for DR Congo president.

The International Criminal Court in The Hague acquitted the businessman-turned-rebel leader on appeal for war crimes and crimes against humanity three months ago -- but a second minor case has continued to haunt him and his political ambitions.

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