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[RwandaLibre] AFP - DRC rebels sign amnesty to end fighting

 

DRC rebels sign amnesty to end fighting

2014-05-06 21:27

Kampala - Defeated Democratic Republic of Congo rebels who fled to
Uganda have signed amnesty papers vowing not to fight again, a leader
of the group said on Tuesday, marking a key step in peace efforts.

"It's a commitment not to take up arms again against the republic,"
the political head of the M23 rebel group Bertrand Bisimwa told AFP.

Ugandan military spokesperson Paddy Ankunda said 1 295 ex-rebels - who
are confined to a camp under Ugandan army guard - had signed the
forms.

DRC President Joseph Kabila announced the amnesty in February, to
cover "acts of insurgency, acts of war and political offences".

However, more serious transgressions are excluded from the amnesty,
including crimes against humanity, torture, sexual violence, child
conscription and embezzlement and looting.

M23's 18-month long rebellion was crushed in November by government
troops and UN peacekeepers, with fighters fleeing into neighbouring
Uganda and Rwanda.

The United Nations and Kinshasa have accused both Rwanda and Uganda of
actively backing the rebellion that was launched by mutinous soldiers,
claims denied by both Kigali and Kampala.

Several hundred M23 fighters in Rwanda are expected to sign similar
papers in coming days, Bisimwa said. AFP

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