FRENCH authorities have arrested a senior football official on suspicion of committing war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR).
Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona is accused of co-coordinating militia attacks on the CAR’s Muslim population in 2013-14.
In a statement, the International Criminal Court (ICC) said he faced extradition to The Hague.
Mr Ngaïssona, a committee member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), denies all allegations. The CAR, a former French colony, was plunged into turmoil in 2013 when predominately Muslim rebels from the Seleka group seized power in the majority Christian country.
A band of mostly Christian militias, called the anti-Balaka, rose up to counter the Seleka after President Francois Bozize was ousted. Mr Ngaïssona was the self-declared political co-ordinator of anti-Balaka forces.
Last month, another former militia leader from CAR, Alfred Yekatom, was flown to the ICC to stand trial for crimes against humanity and war crimes. – BBC
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