C.A.R war crimes: Suspects plead not guilty
STEPHANIE VAN DEN BERG TWO men accused of leading Christian-dominated militias in widespread attacks on Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR) yesterday rejected all charges against them at the start of their trial at the International Criminal Court. Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona, a former African soccer executive whom prosecutors say was a senior leader of the so-called anti-Balaka militias in 2013 and 2014, and Alfred Yekatom, also known as "Rambo", pleaded not guilty to charges relating to attacks on Muslim civilians. "I do not recognise myself at all in the charges against me, I am not guilty," Ngaissona, 53, said. The…
