Bosco Ntaganda April 26, 2016April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Congolese Rebel Leaders Gave Guns to Civilians, Told Them to Pillage ‘Enemy’ Towns …witness stand yesterday, Witness P907 testified that recruits in the group included children as young as 10 or 12 years. He also said commanders raped some of the female recruits,…
Bosco Ntaganda April 19, 2016April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Victim Says She Wants Only Peace and Medical Services …didn’t assist us in any way,” she added. The witness is the second female to give evidence in the Ntaganda trial. She started testifying yesterday and most of her testimony…
Dominic Ongwen April 7, 2016May 11, 2021 by Sharon Nakandha A View from Lukodi in the Aftermath of the Ongwen Confirmation of Charges Decision …in Northern Uganda. Two months after those proceedings, pre-trial chamber judges confirmed all charges brought against the accused. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to sit in and independently observe the…
Guatemala Trials April 1, 2016December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt Major Breakthrough for Guatemala Grave Crimes Cases: Judge Seizes Previously Denied Military Documents Yesterday saw a stunning development in the Diario Militar (Military Diary) case. In a pre-trial hearing that was initially closed, pre-trial judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez decided to open the hearing…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé March 18, 2016September 14, 2020 by Antoine Panaïté Sam-the- African "Happy" and "Proud" to Have Testified Before the ICC …to run for you in principle. And for us too.” Eric MacDonald, the lead prosecutor, made a promise: his re-examination, which he started yesterday, will be the shortest possible. He…
Bosco Ntaganda February 17, 2016April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Trial: Witness Concludes Testimony in Closed Session …lawyer Stéphane Bourgon was conducted in closed session. Under questioning by the prosecution yesterday, Witness P800 recalled “daily attacks” by Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) soldiers on villages occupied by…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé February 12, 2016September 14, 2020 by Antoine Panaïté No More “President” Gbagbo at the Trial …cross-examination, Jennifer Naouri, a member Gbagbo’s defense team, repeatedly insisted, as she did yesterday, on the witness’s fear: “Weren’t you afraid when you went out?” “Why weren’t you afraid?” “And…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé February 11, 2016September 14, 2020 by Antoine Panaïté The Abobo Women’s March and Witness P-190’s Tears The exchange that was interrupted yesterday between Jean-Serges Gbougnon, a member of the Charles Blé Goudé defense team, and the second witness ended after a 15 minute question and answer…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé February 5, 2016September 14, 2020 by Antoine Panaïté Unveiled Witnesses and Laughing Defendants …the Presiding Judge Cuno Tarfusser to allow the defense to appeal the decision that he made yesterday, which prohibits the use of leading questions. He believes that the arguments presented…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé February 4, 2016September 14, 2020 by Antoine Panaïté A Judge’s Decision Challenged by Both Defense and Prosecution …Netherlands: he wears a scarf. Initiated yesterday by the prosecution and the legal representative of the victims, the questioning of the first witness was to continue this morning with the…