Judges at the ICC wrestle with conflicting rights in the trial of Thomas Lubanga. By Eugene Bakama Bope in Brussels (AR No. 181, 08-Aug-08) The recent decision by the International Criminal Court, ICC, to suspend the case against former Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga raises critical issues that must be resolved quickly by the court. How these issues are resolved will have far-reaching effects for the court, but will also impact the pending trials of three others from the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC: Germain Katanga, Mathieu Ngudjolo, and Jean-Pierre Bemba. Lubanga has been accused by the court of conscripting children under the age of 15 as fighters and using them in his militia in numerous ethnic clashes that took place in 2002 and 2003. Lubanga’s trial was due to start on June 23, but was suspended by the ICC...
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