A defense witness in the war crimes trial of former Congolese leader Thomas Lubanga said today that he lied to the country’s demobilization authorities that he had served as a solider. ‘Witness 23’ said he went on to take part in a demobilization exercise for former combatants. The unnamed witness, the eleventh called by the…
The tenth witness called by the defense of war crimes accused Thomas Lubanga today completed giving her testimony – all of it in camera. This witness started testifying yesterday, but defense lawyers indicated that they would need to get from prosecutors the name of an intermediary of the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP) before they…
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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