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Thursday’s hearing of the trial of Dominic Ongwen at the International Criminal Court (ICC) began late because Ongwen declined to appear in court. Presiding Judge Bertram Schmitt said the chamber decided to postpone Thursday’s hearing until the mid-morning session “so that the defense has enough time to see if their client
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) heard for the first time witness testimony of the last moments of the deputy leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Vincent Otti, for whom there is an outstanding ICC arrest warrant. Witness P-205, who was testifying for his third day before Trial Chamber IX, told
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A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that Dominic Ongwen reported to his leader attacks on two camps for displaced people months after the attacks took place. Witness P-205, who began testifying yesterday, told the court on Tuesday that Ongwen reported to the LRA
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A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) told the International Criminal Court (ICC) about what Dominic Ongwen said around the time of attacks on two camps for people displaced by the conflict in northern Uganda. Witness P-205 told the court on Monday he was present when Ongwen issued instructions
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The lawyer representing Dominic Ongwen, who is on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC), told the court it was “unacceptable” that he could not ask some questions because of the conduct of a prosecution witness. Krispus Ayena Odongo made this comment early into Friday’s hearing as he tried to cross-examine Witness
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During Wednesday’s hearing in the trial of Dominic Ongwen at the International Criminal Court (ICC), it emerged that a senior officer with one of Uganda’s intelligence agencies suspected a member of the Ugandan military destroyed documents related to the Uganda government’s interception of radio communications of the Lord’s Resistance Army
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On Tuesday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) heard audio recordings of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in which LRA leader Joseph Kony announces promotions of his commanders and discusses adverse publicity. The recordings were made during the Ugandan army’s years-long interception of LRA radio communications. Trial lawyer Julien Elderfield played selections
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A member of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that the Ugandan military began tape recording its intercepts of radio communications of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) soon after rumors circulated on local radio stations that the government intended to ask the ICC to
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Judge Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi, the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has visited victims of the Joseph Kony-led Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebellion in northern Uganda. The victims are beneficiaries of the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV), a project helping victims through psychological rehabilitation, physical rehabilitation and material support. Some
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ICC President Fernández Set to Visit Northern Uganda The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, is starting this week her first official visit to Uganda, where she will visit victim assistance projects supported by the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV), an independent body associated with
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