US EditionLife Sentence Sought for DRC Former Rebel Leader at French Trial
French prosecutors seek life imprisonment for Roger Lumbala, accused of leading crimes against humanity during the Second Congo War including systematic rape and forced labor.
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Roger Lumbala, 67 years old, is being prosecuted in the Paris court for complicity in crimes against humanity under universal jurisdiction, a principle that allows a State to try the perpetrators of imprescriptible crimes wherever they were committed.
Judged in Paris for complicity in crimes against humanity committed by his soldiers, of which he was "one of the thinking heads" nearly a quarter of a century ago in the DRC, the former 67-year-old rebel refused to appear at his trial.
The prosecution is demanding life imprisonment against Roger Lumbala and a further sentence of definitive prohibition of French territory. Roger Lumbala is tried by the Court of Assizes of...
Criminal detention for life and prohibition of French territory required against Roger Lumbala, verdict expected Monday Image media Patient Fri 12/12/2025 - 20:23 Corps This is the longest hearing since the opening of the trial of Roger Lumbala. From 8:45 a.m. to 8:15 p.m., Advocates General Nicolas Perron and Claire Thouault took turns to pronounce their much-awaited indictment.
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