Posts Tagged ‘Rwanda’


March 11, 2010

‘Hostile’ Prosecution Witness To Testify Afresh

By Wairagala Wakabi

A former prosecution witness who testified briefly in the Thomas Lubanga war crimes trial last June and told court that he had lied to prosecutors is expected to give fresh testimony next week. The prosecution has indicated that it considers ‘Witness 15’ to be a hostile witness and will examine him to challenge the veracity…

May 27, 2009

Witness Says Rwanda Supplied Arms to UPC

By Wairagala Wakabi

The Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) militia received arms from Rwanda when supplies from Uganda became unreliable, a witness at the Thomas Lubanga trial said on Wednesday. The witness also recalled seeing “hundreds” of child soldiers being trained at camps run by the UPC. Bosco Ntaganda, a Congolese who remains free despite an ICC warrant…