ICC Opens Hearings Against Ugandan Fugitive Warlord Joseph Kony
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened hearings against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, nearly 20 years after issuing its first arrest warrant for him.
Judges are set to examine 39 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Kony, including murder, torture, rape, sexual slavery, and pillaging. This would be ICC’s first-ever confirmation of charges hearing in absentia. Although a full trial cannot proceed without Kony’s capture, prosecutors argued the hearings were vital to prepare for a future trial and to acknowledge victims’ suffering.
Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, waged a brutal insurgency that left an estimated 100,000 dead and abducted 60,000 children. Despite global manhunts and dwindling followers, he has evaded capture, but survivors said the hearings offered hope and recognition that justice was still possible.
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