February 8, 2010 By Wairagala Wakabi A witness today told the war crimes trial of Thomas Lubanga that intermediaries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) gave him US$200 as payment for convincing his nephew to give false testimony against the accused. The boy subsequently testified as a prosecution witness and claimed that he was a former [...]
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Lubanga Witness Says He Was Paid US$200 To Tell Lies
Posted in News Updates, tagged bribe, false testimony, ICC, lie, Lubanga, OTP on February 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Lubanga Trial: Witness Says Inconsistencies Resulted from Fear
Posted in News Updates, tagged child soldiers, Congo, ICC, Lubanga on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Institute for War and Peace Reporting (allAfrica.com), 18 March 2009 Defense lawyers in the trial of accused militia leader Thomas Lubanga on Tuesday questioned conflicting testimonies by a witness who said he was abducted and turned into a child soldier. The witness, who was not identified, told the International Criminal Court the discrepancies were because [...]
Opinions on Lubanga from DRC
Posted in News Updates, tagged DRC, Lubanga on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lubanga’s neighbors split over war crimes trial The Congolese ex-militia leader is the first man to stand trial at the International Criminal Court. Back home, some defend their native son as simply protecting his people. Max Delany, The Christian Science Monito, March.11.09 Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo – With his unseeing eyes, Innocent may not [...]
