The International Criminal Court has overturned the war crimes conviction of the Congolese politician, Jean-Pierre Bemba. He was also acquitted of crimes against humanity.
There were loud cheers from Mr Bemba's supporters when the decision was announced.
In 2016, Mr Bemba was given an 18-year sentence for crimes committed by his forces in the Central African Republic.
The judges ruled that he should not have been held liable as a remote commander for crimes committed by his troops in a foreign country.
Mr Bemba has already spent nearly a decade in the ICC's detention centre in The Hague.
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