The war crimes trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo of an ex-army officer will be a test of military justice, the UN mission in the country says.
Lt Col Bedi Mobuli Egangela is charged with crimes including murder, rape and torture allegedly committed between 2005-2006 in eastern DR Congo.
“He’s a very symbolic case,” the UN’s Scott Campbell told the BBC.
The former commander, known as “Colonel 106”, has denied the charges.
Conflict in eastern DR Congo has continued long after the end of the country’s civil war in 2002 as numerous armed groups compete for the control of the area’s rich mineral resources.
Col Egangela was a militia leader who was incorporated into the army as part of peace deal, becoming the commander of the 106th battalion…
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