Judges in the trial of alleged former Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga have today ordered prosecutors to reveal to the defense the identity of one of their intermediaries who has been accused of coaching witnesses. Judge Adrian Fulford said the judges had decided that the defense was entitled to know the identity of some of…
In their continuing cross-examination of a former child soldier who is the second victim to appear at the trial, Thomas Lubanga’s defense has dwelt on the circumstances surrounding his capture by Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) militiamen, and the roles he played while he was with the group. The punishments which the victim said were…
The second victim participating in the Lubanga trial on Friday related how he was tortured at a camp of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC), a militia group Thomas Lubanga is alleged by prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to have led. He also told court that UPC commanders ordered him to find for…
The first participating victim to take the witness stand in the trial of former Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga told the court on Tuesday that the reason he was testifying was to inform the world about the crimes committed against his people by a militia group Lubanga is alleged to have led, and to ask…
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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