Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo May 3, 2011September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Central African Judge Testifies in Bemba Trial …to the Bangui area. Even then, he said he received threats and anonymous phone calls. “I was protected by bodyguards at home and the work place,” he said. He narrated…
International Criminal Court April 15, 2011May 11, 2021 by Taegin Reisman Media Round-up …EastAfrican website reports on how the case against the six suspects in Kenya could have an impact on the ICC. Mixed blessings: How Kenya can strengthen or weaken the ICC…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui April 8, 2011September 2, 2020 by Judit Algueró Llop Q&A with David Hooper, Defense Counsel of Germain Katanga: Part I Interview with Mr. David Hooper, defense counsel for Germain Katanga. He spoke to the www.katangatrial.org about the main lines of defense and the witnesses that will speak in front of…
International Criminal Court April 7, 2011May 11, 2021 by Taegin Reisman Media Round-up …for Hague date: Discusses the arrival of the suspects in The Hague. New Website Monitors International Criminal Court Kenya Proceedings: Annoucement about this website with related blog pieces on Kenya….
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui March 9, 2011September 2, 2020 by Taegin Reisman Opening Statements of the Victims' Legal Representatives …of the Victims made on the first day of trial on November 24, 2009. The full transcript is available here: http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/exeres/BB95CE30-5C9C-428B-BDD9-1B8BF127D2B8.htm. ******** MR GILISSEN: (Legal Representative of the Victims through…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui March 9, 2011September 2, 2020 by Taegin Reisman Prosecution Opening Statement …transcript for the opening day of the trial, of which Mr. Ocampo, Ms. Bensouda, and Mr. MacDonald’s opening statements were a part, can be found in full here: http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/exeres/BB95CE30-5C9C-428B-BDD9-1B8BF127D2B8.htm. ********…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui March 9, 2011September 2, 2020 by Taegin Reisman What Did Katanga and Ngudjolo’s Defense Teams Say in Their Opening Statements? …and evidence to which the prosecution will offer. Reprinted below are the defense opening statements. The full transcript of that day, November 24, 2009, can be found here: http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/exeres/BB95CE30-5C9C-428B-BDD9-1B8BF127D2B8.htm. ********…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo February 25, 2011September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Bemba’s Defense Focuses on Inconsistencies in Witness Testimony …According to the witness, the soldier who defiled his daughter had become a regular at his home and often sent his daughter to buy for him goods from shops in…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo February 23, 2011September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Witness Admits To Error In His Statement …become a regular at his home and often sent his daughter to buy for him goods from shops in the neighborhood. Mr. Bemba, a former vice president of the Democratic…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo February 15, 2011September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Witness Describes Contact With ICC Prosecution Investigators …civilians. Today, the witness stated that investigators from the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) contacted his neighbor via a mobile phone owned by the witness to arrange an interview with…