An investigator from the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP), who is expected to testify next week, has asked for the transcript of the testimony given in court this week by an intermediary who helped contact some of the former child soldiers who became prosecution witnesses in the Lubanga trial. At the same time, the defense team…
Appeals judges have asked victims participating in the prosecution’s appeal against the stay of proceedings in the war crimes trial of Thomas Lubanga to make public their filings in support of the resumption of the trial. On September 30, 2010, presiding judge Sang Hyun Song ordered the court’s registry to file a public redacted version of…
Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are considering a prosecution appeal against an order for the release of former Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga, the first person to be tried by the court. Trial judges ordered Mr. Lubanga’s release two months ago, after they decided that the failure by prosecutors to disclose the…
In what is likely to be the final submission before appeals judges decide on the way forward in the appeal against the release of Mr. Thomas Lubanga, defense attorneys have insisted that the stay of proceedings imposed by trial judges was “irreversible”. In their responses to submissions by legal representatives of victims, Mr. Lubanga’s attorneys…
A lawyer who represents a group of victims participating in the Thomas Lubanga trial has said victims are concerned about the adverse consequences that could arise from the order for the release of the former Congolese rebel leader. In submissions to appeals judges, Luc Walleyn stated that if the stay of proceedings in the trial…
Victims participating in war crimes accused Thomas Lubanga’s trial have told appeals judges that releasing the former Congolese rebel leader would put their lives at risk. In a filing to the appeals chamber, a legal representative of the victims argued that the trial chamber presided over by Judge Adrian Fulford erred when it halted the…
Paolina Massidda is the Principal Counsel of the Office of the Public Counsel for Victims at the International Criminal Court (ICC). She has been closely involved with the trial of former Congolese leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, the first person ever to be tried at the ICC. Mr. Lubanga is alleged by ICC prosecutors to have…
The war crimes trial of former Congolese leader Thomas Lubanga today took a break for the spring judicial recess, and is scheduled to resume on April 21, 2010. The trial – the first at the International Criminal Court (ICC) – resumed on January 7, 2010 after a six month break after the prosecution rested its…
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…
Two victims participating in the Thomas Lubanga trial who had concluded giving their evidence have been called back to the witness box for more questioning at the bidding of the defense team. The prosecution and the legal representatives of the victims did not object to the request by the defense. During today’s hearing, Judge Adrian…
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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