剛果軍人被定罪羣體強姦
A Congolese military court has convicted nine soldiers of mass rape, including an army officer accused of instigating the attack.
lieutenant Colonel Kibibi Mutware was found guilty of crimes against humanity Monday and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors accused him of ordering his troops to attack the eastern village of Fizi on New Year's Day.
Witnesses say the soldiers raped more than 50 women in addition to pillaging and looting the village.
This is believed to be the first time a commanding officer has been convicted of rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Human-rights groups have accused soldiers of abusing and brutalizing civilians in the country's east, where the government is trying to rein in militia and rebel groups.
剛果一家軍事法院裁定九名士兵羣體強姦罪名成立，其中包括一名軍官被控煽動這次攻擊。
馬特威爾中校星期一被裁定反人類罪罪名成立，判處20年監禁。
檢察官指控他命令他的軍人在新年元旦攻擊東部的菲齊村。
目擊者說，士兵強暴了50多名婦女，還對村莊發起了掠奪和搶劫襲擊。
據信這是剛果民主共和國軍隊指揮官第一次被定罪強姦罪。
人權組織指責士兵在東部地區凌辱和虐待平民，政府在東部地區試圖嚴控民間武裝組織和反政府組織。
