2021-05-07 07:31:08 GMT2021-05-07 15:31:08(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
KAMPALA, May 7 (Xinhua) The ruling by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on a former rebel commander has drawn mixed reactions from victims in northern Uganda, where the rebellion left tens of thousands of people dead and over 1.4 million others homeless.
The ICC in The Hague on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a former Lord s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander, to 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in northern Uganda.
Judges handed down the sentence to Ongwen following a trial in February, in which the ex-child soldier was found guilty of 61 war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between July 1, 2002 and Dec. 31, 2005.
Mixed reactions over ICC sentencing of ex-Ugandan rebel commander
Mixed reactions over ICC sentencing of ex-Ugandan rebel commander
Last Updated: Fri, May 7th, 2021, 14:20:10hrs
Kampala, May 7 (IANS) A ruling by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on a former rebel commander has drawn mixed reactions from victims in northern Uganda, where the rebellion left tens of thousands of people dead and over 1.4 million others homeless.
The ICC in The Hague on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a former Lord s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander, to 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in northern Uganda, reports Xinhua news agency.