Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2024-10-25 14:12:12
Thomas Kwoyelo, a mid-level commander in the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group, was sentenced to 40 years in prison in Uganda on Friday for war crimes including murder, rape, enslavement, torture and kidnap.
The sentence was handed by the International Crimes Division of the High Court (ICD) presided by justice Michael Elubu, leader of a panel of five judges in Gulu City, Northern Uganda.
Kwoyelo had been convicted of dozens of war crimes in August 2024, the first time an officer of his seniority had been tried by Uganda’s judiciary.
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