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Belgian diplomat faces trial over 1961 Congo leader killing
A Brussels court on Tuesday ruled that Etienne Davignon, a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat, must stand trial over war crimes that led to the1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Davignon, a former European commissioner, was among the ten Belgians accused by Lumumba's family of complicity in his murder. The other nine suspects died, leaving Davignon as the only surviving accused. …
Belgian court sends ex-diplomat, 93, to trial over 1961 murder of Congo leader
Étienne Davignon is charged with participation in war crimes in relation to killing of then PM Patrice LumumbaA former Belgian diplomat , 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly independent Congolese state, a Brussels court has ruled.Étienne Davignon, the only person still alive among 10 Belgians the Lumumba family accuses of involvement in the kill…
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