Closing statements begin in the trial of Central African Republic rebels at the Hague

Prosecutors told the International Criminal Court on Monday that they were confident that two alleged leaders of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African Republic were guilty of multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Former CAR football federation president Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred Yekatom, a rebel leader known as Rambo, are accused of involvement in atrocities including murder,…