Posts Tagged ‘Kisembo’


March 19, 2010

Lubanga Trial Hears That Intermediary Coached Prosecution Witness

By Wairagala Wakabi

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…

March 17, 2010

Former Prosecution Witness Says Intermediary Coached Him

By Wairagala Wakabi

A former prosecution witness today told the Thomas Lubanga trial that an intermediary of the International Criminal Court’s prosecution investigators fed him lies, which he in turn related to the court’s investigators. The witness added, however, that the investigators from the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP) did not know that he was telling them lies.…

March 6, 2010

Two Testify As Lubanga Defense Reels Off Complaints

By Wairagala Wakabi

The Thomas Lubanga defense this week called two witnesses, but the highlight of the trial was the string of complaints made by the defense lawyers against the prosecution, as well as court reporters and translators. Specifically, the defense protested that despite various interventions by judges, prosecutors were still failing to honor their disclosure obligations. Additionally, Mr. Lubanga’s…

March 4, 2010

Prosecutors Cross-Examine Former UPC Fighter

By Wairagala Wakabi

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) today cross-examined a defense witness in the Thomas Lubanga trial about three photographs which showed alleged former leaders of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC), the group Lubanga is said to have led. The prosecution’s Olivia Struyven showed the photographs to the unnamed witness, and asked him to…