Posts Tagged ‘transcript’


February 19, 2010

Lubanga Witnesses Shun Testifying In Public

By Wairagala Wakabi

The two witnesses called by Thomas Lubanga’s defense this week gave their evidence in closed session, thereby providing no indication of their identities or of the issues they testified about. Before taking a two week break to allow the defense to conduct research in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the court heard a request…

February 16, 2010

Lubanga Trial Adjourned Over Transcription Problems

By Wairagala Wakabi

The Thomas Lubanga trial today took an early adjournment after the defense noted that there were mistakes in the English transcript of the testimony of the fourth defense witness. Catherine Mabille, the lead defense attorney, asked for the adjournment, and Judge Adrian Fulford granted it about two hours before the time court was scheduled to…