
A Brussels court ordered a retired Belgian diplomat to stand trial for the 1961 assassination of an African leader.
The development follows ongoing legal proceedings related to the case, with the court’s ruling marking a formal step toward accountability decades after the event.
Details about the charges or the diplomat's identity were not provided in the summary, but the decision highlights renewed legal scrutiny of historical assassination cases involving international figures.
The article notes that the assassination remains a significant historical and political issue, continuing to inspire legal and diplomatic attention in the present day.