The United Nations has announced that a special criminal court will start work soon in investigating cases of war crimes committed in the Central African Republic (CAR).
The said investigation, according to the United Nations’ deputy representative in the country, Najat Rochdi will start next week.
Najat Rochdi was quoted as saying that “For us to stop this… horrible cycle (of revenge), the only way is to create a judiciary system that is credible, that is legitimate and that works, hence the special criminal court.”
Rochdi who is also the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Central African Republic told journalists in Geneva on Monday that “The good news is that the special criminal court is going to be operational next week.”
Last year the U.N. published a report which said that series of killings, rapes, mutilation, looting and torture were committed by previous governments and armed groups.
Those crimes were committed in Central African country between 2003 and 2015, these crimes are considered crimes against humanity.
Deadly clashes are still continuing in Central African Republic with at least 26 people dieing in an attack by armed assailants on a church in the capital Bangui earlier this month.
Najat Rochdi said U.N. police are assisting local officials to arrest high-profile suspects adding that “Arrests are happening”.
Source: Africafeeds.com
