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On October 23, 2014, the International Criminal Court (ICC) granted interim release to three suspects, who have been in custody since November 2013, in Prosecutor v. Bemba and Others. The court granted the relase in order to ensure that they were not detained for an unreasonable period prior to trial, as enshrined in Article 60(4) of the Rome Statute. According to the press release, “[t]he suspects shall appear before the Court when requested by the Judges.” The three “are suspected of offences against the administration of justice allegedly committed in connection with [Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba and others] . . . Aimé Kilolo Musamba was released in Belgium, Fidèle Babala Wandu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Narcisse Arido in France.” A fourth suspect, Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongpo, will be released “as soon as the ICC Registry finalises all the necessary arrangements.”