Former Congolese VP Bemba to return to Congo for presidency bid Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba confirms that he will return to the Democratic Republic of Congo on 1 August to run for president in the December elections. Last June the former rebel leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo was acquitted on appeal by the International Criminal Court, which concluded he could not be held criminally liable for crimes committed by his troops in the Central African Republic in 2002-2003. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES