英闻天下——420 Warlord Ntaganda Turns Himself in to US Embassy
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Bosco Ntaganda, a suspected warlord from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has handed himself in to the United States Embassy in Rwanda.
He has been accused of war crimes between 2002 and 2003.
Ntaganda has reportedly asked to be transferred to the International Criminal Court, ICC, after walking into the embassy in Kigali.
Victoria Nuland, is a U.S State Department spokesperson:
"I'm not in a position to speak for him as to why he chose us to facilitate his passage to The Hague. Presumably, when we complete this process, he will be in a position to speak for himself. We want to facilitate that request, as you know, we strongly support the work that the ICC is doing to investigate the atrocities 1 committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and we're going to continue to work with the ICC in this matter."
Ntaganda denies charges of forcing the conscription of child soldiers, murder, rape 2 and ethnic 3 persecution 4.
The move marks a major advance in efforts to prosecute 5 Ntaganda, who the ICC first indicted 6 in 2006 for forcing children to become soldiers.
However, human rights groups claim he has been implicated 7 in other murders, rapes 8, attacks on civilians 9 and slavery during his time as a fugitive 10.
It is unclear why Ntaganda chose to surrender himself to the US Embassy after years at large, though a split in his rebellion movement, dubbed 11 the M23, may be a possible reason.
n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪
- They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
- The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
- He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的
- This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
- The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
n. 迫害,烦扰
- He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。
- Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。
vt.告发；进行；vi.告发，起诉，作检察官
- I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
- Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？
控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )
- The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
- He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。
adj.密切关联的；牵涉其中的
- These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
n.芸苔( rape的名词复数 )；强奸罪；强奸案；肆意损坏v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的第三人称单数 )；强奸
- The man who had committed several rapes was arrested. 那个犯了多起强奸案的男人被抓起来了。 来自辞典例句
- The incidence of reported rapes rose 0.8 percent. 美国联邦调查局还发布了两份特别报告。 来自互联网
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者
- The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
- The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。