Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo July 29, 2020September 2, 2020 by Taegin Reisman International Justice Monitor Closing its Bemba Trial Monitoring …the ICC convicted Bemba and four associates of witness tampering that occurred during the war crimes trial. Our reports on both Bemba trial proceedings, which date back to the opening…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo May 20, 2020September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Why ICC Judges Rejected Bemba's Compensation Claim …properties and parcels of land in Congo, and a villa and a boat in Portugal were also seized. The defense says additional property was seized, apparently without judicial order. It…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo December 11, 2019September 2, 2020 by Adaena Sinclair-Blakemore The Bemba et al. Case: Can States Impose Additional Punishments upon Convicted ICC Defendants? The Appeals Chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) recently delivered its judgment on Jean-Pierre Bemba’s appeal against the resentencing decision for his conviction for witness tampering. The Appeals Chamber…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo November 29, 2019September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Judges Decline to Reduce Bemba’s Sentence for Witness Tampering The Appeals Chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has dismissed a request by Jean-Pierre Bemba for his sentence for witnesses tampering to be quashed or reduced. In a ruling…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo November 21, 2019September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Ruling on Bemba’s Appeal Against ‘Excessive’ Sentence for Witness Tampering Set for November 27 …the rest of the defense appeal, it was essential to establish whether Bemba’s sentence for the witness tampering conviction could be reduced or quashed because of alleged violations of his…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo September 13, 2019September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Can Bemba’s Sentence for Witness Tampering be Reduced Due to Prejudice Suffered in His Main Trial? …case? Appeals judges are grappling with this question as they consider Jean-Pierre Bemba’s appeal against the sentence he received for witness tampering. Last September, Trial Chamber VII handed Bemba a…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo September 6, 2019September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi ICC Registry Says it Would Be Premature for Judges to Involve States in Bemba’s Compensation Claim …case. Last July, defense lawyer Peter Haynes asked Pre-Trial Chamber II judges to make the governments of Belgium, DRC, and Portugal party to the compensation proceedings. He argued that it…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo August 21, 2019September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Judges Reject Bemba’s Second Bid to Overturn Witness Tampering Conviction The Appeals Chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected a second bid by Jean-Pierre Bemba to overturn his conviction for tampering with witnesses who testified in his trial…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo June 27, 2019September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Bemba Wants Belgium, Portugal, and Congo Joined to Compensation Proceedings Defense lawyers have asked judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to make the governments of Belgium, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Portugal party to the compensation proceedings…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo May 10, 2019September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Defense Lawyers Make the Case for Bemba’s Compensation by the ICC …proof. The defense lawyer also contended that Bemba’s acquittal on appeal does not prevent a finding that there was a miscarriage of justice. The defense also argued that Bemba’s claim…