Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui January 2, 2014September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Defense Requests Stay of Proceedings The defense for Germain Katanga has requested Trial Chamber II at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue a permanent stay of proceedings, just two months before Katanga is due…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui November 26, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Katanga Trial Judgment Scheduled for February 2014 The judges in Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have set a date for the trial judgment in the case against Germain Katanga. The final judgment will…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui November 6, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Prosecution Argues Witnesses have No Basis for Appeal Three witnesses, who had been in detention in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), were transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Detention Center so they could testify in…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui November 4, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Defense Observations on Article 25(3)(d) The defense for Germain Katanga has submitted observations on a potential change in the mode of liability in his case. It is unclear whether this will be the final argument…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui October 31, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday No Further Defense Investigations, Trial Chamber Moving Forward in Katanga The trial of Germain Katanga seems to be moving forward after a stall of nearly one year. Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has asked Katanga’s defense…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui October 21, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday ICC Cannot Decide on Witnesses Release, Trial Chamber Majority Finds A majority of judges in Trial Chamber II at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have decided that they do not have the authority to release three witnesses who have been…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui September 20, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Trust Fund for Victims says DRC Programs Reach Thousands The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) has undertaken several programs in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In February 2002, armed militias attacked the village…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui August 14, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Trial Chamber’s Reasoning in Ngudjolo is Flawed and Unrealistic, Prosecution Claims Trial Chamber II at the International Criminal Court (ICC) applied an impossible standard when it acquitted Mathieu Ngudjolo, the prosecution has argued on appeal. Challenging the trial chamber’s acquittal of…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui August 7, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Katanga Defense Notes Challenges in New Investigations The defense team for Germain Katanga has encountered difficulties in conducting additional investigations, it has told Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Katanga faces charges of war…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui July 8, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Trial Chamber Majority Grants Defense Leave for Further Investigations Recognizing that additional facts may be needed to evaluate Germain Katanga’s criminal responsibility under a potentially different mode of liability, Trial Chamber II, by a majority, has granted the defense…