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Kony case: ICC lawyers want confirmation of charges done in Uganda

Kony case: ICC lawyers want confirmation of charges done in Uganda

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2024-11-15 10:02:09

The International Criminal Court (ICC) plans to hold a confirmation of charges hearing against fugitive warlord Joseph Kony in Uganda, an official from the court suggested on Friday.

Ms Leonie van Braun, a senior trial lawyer in the office of the ICC prosecutor, said holding the hearing in Uganda would bring justice closer to the victims of a brutal 2-decade insurgency by the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony.

“It can only be better if I have a close contact to the community; have interactions with you as stakeholders and also hear from the victims…

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