The prosecution’s case in the trial of accused Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga drew to a close this week with little of the fanfare that had marked its highly anticipated opening five months ago, on January 26. The final day of proceedings, on July 14, was conducted mostly in closed session as a protected witness…
Two weeks after recanting his testimony, a former child soldier took the stand again this week and told prosecutors that he was forced to train and fight in defendant Thomas Lubanga’s militia. “We would jump over bodies,” he said of one battle. “We had killed a lot of people.” The witness said he was in…
The former child soldier who earlier recanted his testimony took the stand again today in the trial of accused Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga and told the court, “I am going to tell you the truth.” Two weeks after he first testified, the witness on Tuesday explained how he and five classmates were kidnapped by…
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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