Thomas Lubanga’s lawyers today told court that they would like to question a former prosecution witness about certain elements of his testimony, but prosecutors are opposed to the move. Mr. Lubanga faces the war crimes of conscripting, enlisting and using child soldiers in armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during 2002 and…
The Thomas Lubanga trial today heard evidence from a defense witness who testified via video link from Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Before the start of her testimony, all of which was to be given in closed session, Judge Adrian Fulford advised that since the witness was vulnerable, questions should be…
The trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo will resume Tuesday, March 30.
In a week where there was little activity in open session of the war crimes trial of former Congolese leader Thomas Lubanga, the defense called their eleventh and twelfth witnesses, but the gist of their testimonies remained unknown as they gave most of their evidence in camera. Both had protective measures such as face and…
Today’s hearing of the Thomas Lubanga war crimes trial was cancelled for unknown reasons. Earlier scheduled to kick off in the morning, the hearing was first re-scheduled for the afternoon before being cancelled altogether. It is expected that the trial will resume on Monday next week, with Mr. Lubanga’s defense calling their 13th witness. The…
A defense witness who was introduced today will give all his evidence behind closed doors. Defense lawyer Caroline Buteau made this pronouncement shortly after the witness – the 12th called by Thomas Lubanga’s defense – took oath. “In view of the protective measures that have been requested by the witness and in view of the…
A defense witness in the war crimes trial of former Congolese leader Thomas Lubanga said today that he lied to the country’s demobilization authorities that he had served as a solider. ‘Witness 23’ said he went on to take part in a demobilization exercise for former combatants. The unnamed witness, the eleventh called by the…
The eleventh witness called for Thomas Lubanga’s defense today started giving evidence, but mostly testified in closed session. Although he had earlier indicated that he would testify without protective measures, ‘Witness 23’ last Friday requested for protection, according to presiding judge Adrian Fulford. The judge said the witness had explained that he needed protective measures…
A former prosecution witness who told court last June that he had lied to investigators of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week took the witness stand once again and stated that an intermediary of the court’s prosecution investigators cooked up lies which he in turn fed to the investigators. The witness added, however, that…
A witness today told the Thomas Lubanga trial that some officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) repeatedly ignored him when he sought means of confessing that he had told lies to the court prosecution’s investigators. ‘Witness 15’, as he was referred to in court, was originally a prosecution witness. But when he testified briefly…
Thomas Lubanga on trial at the International Criminal Court. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the first person to be tried by the International Criminal Court. A former rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lubanga is accused of conscripting, enlisting, and using child soldiers. More
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