An intermediary of prosecution investigators at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has denied that he told former child soldiers to give false testimony about war crimes accused Thomas Lubanga. At the start of his testimony today, ‘intermediary 321’ told court that he never asked the children to lie about their ages, the villages they came…
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have rejected an application by the prosecution to order an individual who is alleged to be a relative of war crimes accused Thomas Lubanga to give evidence. Presiding judge Adrian Fulford stated that the accused was protected from disclosure orders regarding the witnesses he intended to call or…
Congolese war crimes accused Thomas Lubanga’s attorneys today opposed an application by prosecutors for judges to summon a man purported to be the accused’s cousin to give evidence. Prosecutors a week ago asked judges to summon the individual known as ‘Cordo’, who they said was a cousin to Mr. Lubanga, to give evidence about his…
Prosecutors have asked judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to call as a court witness a purported cousin of war crimes accused Thomas Lubanga to give evidence about his alleged role in intimidating witnesses and influencing them to give false testimony. The prosecutors suggested in a June 18, 2010 application that judges could alternatively…
War crimes accused Thomas Lubanga’s defense this week focused on the payments which a member of staff of the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP) made to four intermediaries who helped to put prosecution investigators in touch with witnesses. During the testimony of the OTP field liaison coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), lead…
War crimes accused Thomas Lubanga’s defense today asked judges to order the disclosure of the names of three intermediaries of the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP) who are due to give evidence related to the alleged corruption of evidence. Defense attorney Jean-Marie Biju-Duval stated that the defense needed this information in order to better prepare…
Thomas Lubanga’s defense today scrutinized various payments made by the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP) to Congo-based intermediaries who helped to put prosecution investigators in touch with witnesses. Among the financial records under scrutiny during today’s hearing were those related to ‘intermediary 143’. According to the testimonies of several defense witnesses, ‘intermediary 143’ allegedly bribed…
The Thomas Lubanga trial today heard from a member of staff of the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP) that child soldiers who testified for the prosecution were never promised or given any incentives to provide incriminating evidence. Testifying for the second day, the witness, who works in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and handled…
An investigator from the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP) at the International Criminal Court today started giving evidence in the Thomas Lubanga trial by explaining the roles of intermediaries in gathering evidence against Mr. Lubanga. The witness also described how payments were made to witnesses and to intermediaries of the court’s prosecution investigators. The unnamed…
Thomas Lubanga’s defense has said it will question the prosecution’s rebuttal witnesses about the responsibility of the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP) in the alleged corruption of evidence in the war crimes trial. Defense attorney Jean-Marie Biju-Duval on Thursday said that besides the rebuttal witnesses, the defense was also planning to question investigators from the…
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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