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Court in the Central African Republic seeks arrest of ex-President Bozizé for human rights abuses

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An internationally backed court in the Central African Republic issued an international arrest warrant Tuesday for the country’s exiled former President François Bozizé for human rights abuses from 2009 to 2013, a spokesperson said.

The Special Criminal Court was set up in the capital, , to try war crimes and other human rights abuses committed during the coups

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