Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez April 22, 2013September 14, 2020 by Emi MacLean Rights Groups Urge Completion of Guatemala Genocide Trial …former head of state for genocide in a domestic court. More information about the trial is available at the trial monitoring website www.riosmontt-trial.org. The site is run by Open Society…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez April 18, 2013September 14, 2020 by Kate Doyle Day 19 of Rios Montt Trial: Defense Continues to Avoid Presentation of Proposed Expert Witnesses as Trial Comes to a Close; Closing Arguments Planned …the phone to advise them that they were legally required to attend. Before permitting Cornejo to exit, she called the first witness present, Gustavo Porras, into the chamber and asked…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez April 17, 2013September 14, 2020 by Kate Doyle As Trial Nears Conclusion, Defense Witnesses Absent and Hearing Cut Short …the best moment of the Army—the best moment in the Army’s history—that they were helping the Ixil people. Everyone was sick of the war, and they were delighted with the…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo April 12, 2013September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Insider Tells ICC Bemba Lacked Capacity to Command Alone …via “anonymous” phone calls. “They did not go out to the field. When the MLC delegation arrived in the field, a different type of information was forthcoming,” he stated. “How…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo April 11, 2013September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Insider Says Media Reports About MLC Crimes Were Unverified …information received via “anonymous” phone calls. “They did not go out to the field. When the MLC delegation arrived in the field, a different type of information was forthcoming,” he…
National Courts of Kenya March 26, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Kenya faces historic presidential petition hearing …first, the proceedings will be broadcast live on most television channels. It is also being streamed online on the websites of two television stations as well as the judiciary’s own…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo March 22, 2013September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Soldier Defends Conduct of Bemba’s Troops But Prosecutors Reject His Account …of a court appointed security official. Before entering the courtroom, officials only informed him that he could not enter with a mobile phone. Next week, the court will be on…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez March 21, 2013September 14, 2020 by Emi MacLean Day two: Rios Montt representation, and prosecution testimony …constitutional rights, if he did not identify someone himself, he excused himself to make a phone call. Within an hour, Marco Antonio Cornejo Marroquin arrived at the defense table. Cornejo…
National Courts of Kenya March 20, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Petitions call into question Kenya’s March 4 General Elections …petition number five of 2013. An unsigned copy of it has been posted on a website called Kenya Democracy on Trial. Odinga’s chief campaign manager, Eliud Owalo, confirmed to ICC…
International Criminal Court February 14, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Judges ask ICC Presidency to appoint second chamber for Kenya cases …pointed out that whatever the ICC presidency decides, the Kenya trials will only be held in the ICC’s courtroom one because it is the only courtroom best suited for the…