On July 11, 2014, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (the Court) confirmed by majority (Kilolo [3], Babala [4], Mangenda [5]) the decision of Pre-Trial Chamber II, which rejected the requests of Aimé Kilolo Musamba, Fidèle Babala Wandu and Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo for interim release (Kilolo [6], Babala [7], Mangenda [8]).  According to the press release [9], the majority “found no clear errors materially affecting the Pre-Trial Chamber's decisions.”  Judges Anita Ušacka and Erkki Kourula each wrote dissenting opinions (Kilolo [10], Babala [11], Mangenda [12]). The accused are detained on charges of offences against the administration of justice in the case of The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo [13].