Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo June 17, 2011September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Prosecution Witness tells Trial that Bemba Telephoned MLC Commander in the CAR …pistol and two mobile phones. Mr. Bemba, the leader of the MLC, is on trial at The Hague-based ICC for allegedly failing to control his troops who raped, murdered, and…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo June 16, 2011September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Witness: Bemba’s Troops Killed my Wife After I Fled …Bemba’s defense lawyer today, ‘witness 112’ stated that after 10 days of doing domestic chores for MLC soldiers, he escaped after soldiers sent him to buy them cigarettes. After escaping,…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo June 15, 2011September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Witness Claims Bemba Regularly Telephoned MLC Commander …to [make a] call, he used the small [phone]. With the large one, he just received calls.” He also testified that he learned about the telephone conversations between Mr. Bemba…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo June 10, 2011September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Central African Civilians Joined Bemba’s MLC …beds, mats, and foam mattresses from civilians’ homes. The witness also stated that the MLC had provisions for food and Central Africans who “worked for them” would buy them food…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui June 6, 2011September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Three Defense Witnesses Blame the DRC for Bogoro Attack, then Seek Asylum in the Netherlands …the ability to contact the ICC should their security situation change. In this case, the VWU seemed to indicate that the best that could be done in the circumstances would…
Charles Taylor May 27, 2011March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Special Court for Sierra Leone To Hold Contempt Proceedings …members of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) who are now serving jail terms in a Rwandan jail personally attempted to contact protected witnesses by phone while at the same…
International Criminal Court May 26, 2011May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Surveys: Kenyan public maintains strong support for ICC process …best mixed. Not so, according to surveys released Wednesday. The surveys show there is strong public support for the ICC process, that the public is confident the ICC will try…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui May 26, 2011September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Q&A with Eric MacDonald, Senior Trial Lawyer for the ICC: Part I Interview with Mr. Eric MacDonald, Senior Trial Lawyer for the International Criminal Court (ICC). He spoke to www.katangatrial.org about the importance of the case against Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo…
National Courts of Kenya May 25, 2011May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti A Tale Of Two Interview Panels …sharp scrutiny. An alternative would have been head-hunting, they suggest. These suggestions seem to ignore the crisis of confidence facing the judiciary and how best it can be restored. The…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui May 23, 2011September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Witness Claims Bogoro Attackers Included Women, Acted Like Civilians …had made efforts to alleviate the situation. However, while Iribi was allowed to have phone calls from his family, he was not allowed to take part in open-air exercise with…