Archive for April 2011


Daily Report

April 4, 2011

Witness Insists Thomas Lubanga Was Not A Military Leader

By Judith Armatta

Prosecutor Olivia Struyven cross-examined militia leader Bede Djokaba Lambi Longa, who has been testifying for four days in the trial of Thomas Lubanga. Mr. Lubanga is charged with recruiting, conscripting, and using child soldiers in the Ituri Region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2002 and 2003. Ms. Struyven’s line of questioning was…

Daily Report

April 1, 2011

UPC Had No Military Objectives, Witness States

By Judith Armatta

Bede Djokaba Lambi Longa took the stand for the third day to undergo cross-examination by the prosecution in the trial of Thomas Lubanga for recruitment, conscription, and use of child soldiers in the Ituri District of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during 2002 and 2003. The prosecutor focused his questioning on the original nature…