The International Criminal Court has ordered the release of former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba until the start of his war crimes trial. He faces charges of commanding a militia that committed murder, rape and pillage in the Central African Republic.
Bemba will not actually be released until September, as the court says it must now determine the conditions of his release, including which country he will stay in.
In a ruling published Friday, judges said Bemba's right to freedom outweighed the risk he might flee, obstruct court proceedings, or commit war crimes while released.
Bemba was arrested in May 2008 in Belgium and transferred to the court in The Hague, Netherlands, in July. No date has been set for his trial.
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