Congo-Kinshasa: International Criminal Court Calls for Arrest of Militia Leader - UN News Service

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has called for the arrest of a militia leader accused of forcibly enlisting children as soldiers to fight in the volatile, resource-rich Ituri district in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from July 2002 until the end of 2003.

Author: Dave Donelson

It should be noted that the ICC only steps in when a nation's own justice system is deemed incapable of enforcing applicable laws. While cease fires and accords such as those reached in Congo are a step in the right direction toward bringing peace to troubled areas, they seldom are the final step in making them permanent. In the DRC especially, it is essential that leaders of criminal factions learn that their crimes will not go unpunished, particularly those that occur after such accords are signed. Then there is the question of enforcement, however. It is one thing to indict, but quite another to arrest, try, and punish. The ICC is only one cog in that wheel.



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