Uganda: Ongwen ICC Trial - What to Expect At Opening Session

4 December 2016

Kampala — The International Criminal Court (ICC) will on Tuesday commence the hearing of the case in which former Lord Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen, is battling 70 charges over the two-decade insurgency in northern Uganda, making him the first Ugandan to be tried before the international court.

Ongwen, who has been before the Hague-based court for more than a year, is facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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