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A former militia leader accused of mbad rape and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo was tried on Tuesday by a military court in the eastern city of Goma.
Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka and her militia are accused of raping more than 300 women in the towns of Luvungi, Tweno and Kembe in the Walikale tin producing area in 2010.
Aged 42, who founded the Nduma Defense of Congo (NDC) militia in 2009, he is also accused of robbery and looting, recruitment of children into his militia and membership of a criminal gang. .
Tuesday's hearing was brief and the trial was quickly adjourned until December 6 to allow Sheka to form her defense team.
In July 2017, Sheka went to the United Nations peacekeeping force, Monusco, who handed her over to the Congolese authorities who had issued a warrant for crimes against humanity. 39, humanity in 2011.
Monusco launched military operations against the NDC in 2015.
Dozens of armed groups are active in eastern DRC, a lawless, mineral-rich region that ravaged the decades following the official end of the 1998-2003 war and cost millions of lives.
"I am happy with this lawsuit because Sheka has raped the entire city of Luvungi," said Honorine Feza, a woman who attended the opening hearing.
"That he be condemned for these barbaric acts."
The former Belgian colony is preparing for presidential and legislative elections that were delayed on December 23.
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