Germain Katanga

Germain Katanga (born 28 April 1978), also known as Simba, is a former leader of the Patriotic Resistance Force in Ituri (FRPI). On 17 October 2007, the Congolese authorities surrendered him to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to stand trial on six counts of war crimes and three counts of crimes against humanity. The charges include murder, sexual slavery and using children under the age of 15 to participate actively in hostilities.On 7 March 2014 Katanga was convicted by the ICC on five counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, as an accessory to the February 2003 massacre in the village of Bogoro in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The verdict was the second-ever conviction in the 12 years of operation of the International Criminal Court, following the 2012 conviction of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Simba
Birth dateApril 28, 1978
Birth place
Orientale Province , Ituri Interim Administration , Zaire , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Mambasa
Nationality
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Known for
International Criminal Court
Crimes against humanity

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External resources

  1. http://www.icc-cpi.int/cases/RDC/c0107/c0107_doc.html