GOMA, Congo: A top Congolese official says 12 senior army officers have been arrested on charges of responsibility for mass rapes committed by several army units in eastern Congo in November 2012.
Justice Minister Wivine Mumba confirmed the arrests to The Associated Press yesterday. The arrests come more than two weeks after the United Nations pressed the Congolese government to take action in the case.
In November, the Congolese army was defeated by the M23 rebels who seized the provincial capital of Goma. AP
