Jacques Kahorha
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Kinshasa struggles to re-impose state authority over North Kivu territories.
Villagers refrained from burying murdered relatives believing ICC required bones as evidence against perpetrators.
Ituri villagers fear that ICC trials cannot be fair if witness identities remain secret.
Talk of reviving truth commission to deal with legacy of civil war.
Militias say power sharing and government protection also needed to secure peace.
They say he is being detained illegally in Rwanda, and fear he will not face a fair trial if extradited to Congo.
They say militia chief should be sent to The Hague not integrated into the army.
Some are reluctant to return home because they fear falling victim to revenge attacks.
Court says indicted rebel, now allied with the government, should be arrested – but officials are tightlipped on the matter.
But he says he won’t submit to ICC before peace returns to war-ravanged North Kivu region.