Bosco Ntaganda June 17, 2016April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Trial: Witness P894 Gives all Evidence in Closed Session …10, judges ruled that Witness P894’s prior recorded statement, along with two sketches made by him, be entered into the case evidence record in their “entirety.” Prosecutors had requested to…
Bosco Ntaganda June 16, 2016April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Age of Young Soldiers in UPC Militia in Focus at Ntaganda Trial …UN official. The defense’s cross-examination of Peduto yesterday and today sought to poke holes in her testimony that there were child soldiers in the UPC. In the trial of Thomas…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé June 15, 2016September 14, 2020 by Antoine Panaïté "Laurent Gbagbo Wanted Peace," According to Witness P-520 Yesterday, the new witness in the Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé trial discussed the workings of Ivorian institutions during the Gbagbo presidency. As he could potentially incriminate himself, he…
Bosco Ntaganda June 7, 2016April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda ‘Snatched School Boys, Conscripted Them Into Militia’ …he took the stand yesterday, most of the evidence by Witness P190 has been heard in closed session. Judges granted him other protective measures, including image and voice distortion during…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé June 7, 2016September 14, 2020 by Antoine Panaïté Nothing to be Seen: A Whole Day of Closed Sessions at the Gbagbo - Blé Goudé Trial …was interviewed yesterday by the Office of the Prosecutor. Yesterday’s hearing was marked by several closed doors, but today’s was totally inaccessible to the public from beginning to the end….
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo June 1, 2016September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Indicted Bemba Lawyer Tells ICC Judges He Didn’t Know Witnesses Were Lying …In his unsworn statement yesterday, Kilolo explained how he came into contact with the 14 witnesses who the prosecution says were bribed and coached to provide false testimony. He said…
Dominic Ongwen May 31, 2016May 11, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ongwen Trial to Open in December but Defense Cites Challenges …judges to admit previously recorded testimony of up to 45 witnesses who have already testified at the court. Under Rule 68(2)(b) of the court’s Rules of Procedure and Evidence, if…
Guatemala Trials May 6, 2016December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt Genocide Trial Suspended; Plaintiffs Claim Proceedings Illegal …ruled on. Nevertheless, on March 16, with several amparos still unresolved, the court ruled that the proceedings would commence. The judges then ordered the general public and the media to…
Guatemala Trials May 4, 2016December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt Key Hearings Start in War Crimes Trial Against High-Ranking Military Officers in Guatemala The intermediate phase of the CREOMPAZ case got underway yesterday as the first in a series of preliminary hearings was held before High Risk Tribunal A, presided over by Judge…
Bosco Ntaganda April 29, 2016April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Defense Lawyers Challenge Former UPC Fighter’s Knowledge of Militia’s Workings …shot near a school field where UPC parades and gatherings were held. “I suggest to you that what you saw on this video, same as what you saw yesterday, is…