The war crimes trial of Thomas Lubanga reconvened this afternoon in The Hague to hear ‘witness 598,’ who the prosecutor substituted for ‘witness 555’ after he refused to testify. The hearing was closed to the public. Earlier, the prosecution announced that ‘witness 555’ would testify about the alleged climate of fear and intimidation in Bunia…
An investigator of the prosecution office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is currently giving evidence in Thomas Lubanga’s war crimes trial by deposition in closed session that is anticipated to last throughout the week. According to prosecutors, he will give evidence on general matters related to the use and management of intermediaries and on…
In a dramatic first week of Lubanga’s trial, the Prosecution’s first witness said he lied about being abducted by Lubanga’s forces and taken to a training camp for child soldiers. He also told the court that he was coached by an aid group about what he should say on the witness stand. He’s about to…
The highly anticipated trial of accused Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga, the first for the International Criminal Court in The Hague, had a troubled start this week. After two days of forceful opening statements by the prosecution and defense, prosecutors stumbled when their first witness, a former child soldier, said that he had lied. “What…
A former child soldier who recanted his story against accused Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga is unable to continue his testimony, the International Criminal Court ruled Thursday. Presiding Judge Adrian Fulford said the witness was not in an “appropriate state,” but wanted court officials to determine if the young man might testify at a future…
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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