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Verdict in ICC Lubanga Trial to be Announced March 14th

Citizens for Global SolutionsMarch 1, 2012

Originally published on the CGS blog on March 1, 2012.

Thomas Lubanga Dyilo

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced yesterday that it will release a verdict in the trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo on March 14th. This will mark an important milestone for the Court: its first verdict and completed trial since its creation.

Lubanga is accused by the Court of conscripting child soldiers in battle in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He is alleged to be the founder of Union des Patriotes Congolais (UPC) and the Forces patriotiques pour la libération du Congo (FPLC); the former Commander-in-Chief of the FPLC, and president of the UPC. He is charged with war crimes including enlisting and conscripting child soldiers under the age of 15 into the FPLC. His trial began in January 2009 and concluded last August 2011.

We will update you with further information when the verdict in the Lubanga trial is announced.

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Eston McKeague, Outreach & Communications Officer, communications@globalsolutions.org

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