Mathieu
Ngudjolo Chui (born 8 October 1970) is a colonel in the Congolese army and a
former senior commander of the National Integrationist Front (FNI) and the
Patriotic Resistance Force in Ituri (FRPI).
On 6
February 2008, he was arrested by the Congolese authorities and surrendered to
the International Criminal Court (ICC) to stand trial on six counts of war
crimes and three counts of crimes against humanity. The charges include murder,
sexual slavery and using children under the age of fifteen to participate actively
in hostilities.
In
December 2012, he was controversially acquitted of war crimes at Hague by Judge
Bruno Cotte on the grounds that the prosecution had not proven beyond
reasonable doubt that he was responsible for the crimes committed, a decision
which led to criticism of the ICC.
He
is also known as Mathieu Cui Ngudjolo or Cui Ngudjolo.
Personal
Life
Ngudjolo
was born on 8 October 1970 in Bunia, Ituri Province, in the north-east of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). A "poor farmer's son", he is
believed to be of Lendu ethnicity and speaks Lingala, French, Swahili and
Kilendu. He is married to Semaka Lemi and has two children.
From:
www.wikipedia.org
