The Lubanga Trial at the International Criminal Court

• 8 March 2010
  by Wairagala Wakabi

  Lubanga Witness Says ICC Agents Paid Him to Tell Lies

  Judges in the Thomas Lubanga trial today heard how agents of the International Criminal Court (ICC) allegedly paid a Congolese barber who had never been a soldier to lie to the court’s investigators that he was a former child soldier. The agents – or intermediaries – arranged a series of meetings (...) Daily Report, child solder, FPLC, lie, Mr. X, Ntaganda, paid, Uganda
• 6 March 2010
  by Wairagala Wakabi

  Two Testify As Lubanga Defense Reels Off Complaints

  The Thomas Lubanga defense this week called two witnesses, but the highlight of the trial was the string of complaints made by the defense lawyers against the prosecution, as well as court reporters and translators. Specifically, the defense protested that despite various interventions by judges, (...) Weekly Summary, complaint, disclosure, FPLC, Kisembo, Kyankwanzi, Ntaganda, translation, Uganda
• 5 March 2010
  by Wairagala Wakabi

  Lubanga Trial Adjourns As New Witness Discloses His UPC Links

  The Thomas Lubanga trial today adjourned early after prosecutors said they were not ready to cross-examine a new defense witness about some aspects of his testimony. The witness had told the trial that he was a former soldier in the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC); prosecutors said the (...) Daily Report, Adrian Fulford, delays, disclosure obligation, Nicole Samson, translation, UPC
• 4 March 2010
  by Wairagala Wakabi

  Prosecutors Cross-Examine Former UPC Fighter

  Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) today cross-examined a defense witness in the Thomas Lubanga trial about three photographs which showed alleged former leaders of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC), the group Lubanga is said to have led. The prosecution’s Olivia Struyven (...) Daily Report, conscript, FPLC, Kisembo, Ntaganda, Struyven, Uganda
• 4 March 2010
  by Wairagala Wakabi

  Former UPC Man Testifies In Lubanga Trial

  A witness who said he fought with the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) today started giving evidence in the trial of Thomas Lubanga at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC alleges that Lubanga headed the UPC, a group that used child soldiers in inter-ethnic conflict during 2002 and (...) Daily Report, Biju-Duval, child soldier, closed session, FAPC, UPC
• 3 March 2010
  by Tracey Gurd

  Lubanga Trial Resumes Tomorrow

  Thomas Lubanga’s war crimes trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) resumes tomorrow after a hiatus of two weeks. On February 18, 2010, court took a break to allow Lubanga’s lawyers to travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to conduct what Judge Adrian Fulford referred to as (...) Daily Report, closed session, defense case, Katanga, Lubanga, Ngudjolo, war crimes
• 24 February 2010
  by Wairagala Wakabi

  Lubanga Lawyers Want ‘Vulnerable’ Witness To Testify Via Video Link

  Thomas Lubanga’s attorneys have asked for permission for one of the defense witnesses to testify via video link from Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They said traveling to The Hague would be cumbersome for the “extremely vulnerable” witnesses. Judges Adrian Fulford, Elizabeth Odio (...) Trial Reports, defense, ICC, legal representative, Lubanga, video link, vulnerable, VWU
• 20 February 2010
  by Wairagala Wakabi

  Lubanga Witnesses Shun Testifying In Public

  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 (...) Weekly Summary, closed session, Katanga, Ngudjolo, restrictions, transcript, victims, VWU
• 18 February 2010
  by Wairagala Wakabi

  Lubanga Defense Heads To Congo for ‘Critical Research’

  The Thomas Lubanga trial today took a break to allow his attorneys to travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to conduct what Judge Adrian Fulford referred to as “critical research”. As a result, there will be no hearings until Wednesday March 3, 2010, Judge Fulford announced today, just (...) Daily Report
• 17 February 2010
  by Wairagala Wakabi

  Lubanga Lawyers Want to Share Notes With Katanga Defense

  The Thomas Lubanga defense team has asked judges to grant them permission to exchange information with lawyers for Germain Katanga, another former Congolese leader on trial at the International Criminal Court. Lubanga’s lawyer Jean-Marie Biju-Duval told judges today that there are four witnesses (...) Daily Report, Biju-Duval, child soldier, defense team, Katanga, Ngudjolo Chui, war crimes