UP

French prosecutors want to dismiss child abuse case

Home page Politics
12 Punto 14 Punto 16 Punto 18 Punto

French prosecutors have asked for an investigation into alleged child sex abuse by French soldiers in the Central African Republic to be dropped, a judicial source has said.

France intervened in its former colony in 2013 to stem violence between Christian militias and largely Muslim Seleka rebels who had seized power. It withdrew most of its 2,000 troops last year, handing over to U.N. peacekeepers.

The initial investigation was opened more than two years ago after the Paris prosecutor decided to look into the matter following written consultation with the author of a United Nations report, which first raised the issue of alleged abuse between December 2013 and June 2014.

Investigating judges will now rule on whether to take the case to trial, the source said late on Tuesday. Despite questioning six soldiers, nobody has been placed under formal investigation, which suggests the case is unlikely to move to trial.

Date
2017.03.22 / 15:59
Author
Axar.az
Comments
See also

A great global alliance appeared before us

Pashinyan threatened the separatists

Invitation from the Russian MFA to Baku and Yerevan

Greece's military cooperation with Armenia

A call from the MFA to the EU

Baku supports the united China policy - Hajiyev

This shows respect and trust in Baku - Hajiyev

Answer to Klaar from the MFA: the villages in question

Azerbaijani MFA congratulated Greece

Ilham Aliyev called Putin

Latest
Xocalı soyqırımı — 1992-ci il Bağla
Bize yazin Bağla
ArxivBağla