The leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army has been the subject of an arrest warrant for crimes against humanity and war crimes since June 2005. But he has so far escaped the vast hunt launched against him since northern Uganda to the DRC and the Central African Republic.
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With our correspondent in The Hague, Stephanie Maupas
This is an exceptional procedure for a fugitive who has almost twenty years on the run. Despite numerous military operations, including the deployment in Central Africa of more than 100 American advisors in the early 2010s, despite the five million dollar bounty placed on the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army by the United States, United, and even if he is the subject of an Interpol red notice, Joseph Kony will have so far escaped all the police.
In recent weeks, the Court has conducted a campaign on Ugandan and regional radio stations to alert the fugitive of the upcoming proceedings.
And unless he decides to surrender to the Court by then, his chair should remain empty on October 15, when the indictment hearings open. Joseph Kony is suspected of crimes against humanity and war crimes. During these hearings, the prosecutor will present to the judges the evidence necessary for his indictment.
This is not a trial, which could only take place in his presence. But this highly symbolic procedure must allow a Court of Justice to take note of the alleged crimes and validate or reject the evidence collected.
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