LRA fighter Kwoyelo trial set for July
Jun 17, 2011
THE trial of war crime suspect Col. Thomas Kwoyelo over atrocities committed during the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency in northern Uganda is set for next month.
THE trial of war crime suspect Col. Thomas Kwoyelo over atrocities committed during the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency in northern Uganda is set for next month.
Kwoyelo, who is accused of kidnap with intent to murder, is set to appear before the War Crime Division of the High Court in Gulu on July 11.
Joyce Apio, the coordinator of Uganda Coalition for International Criminal Court, said Kwoyelo’s trial was delayed by the lack of documents needed to guide the trial of war crimes suspects.
Kwoyelo was captured by the army on February 3, 2009 in the Democratic Republic of Congo and flown to Uganda.
He was charged in court presided over by Gulu chief magistrate Joseph Nyanga and remanded to Gulu Prison. Maria Kamara, the ICC Outreach Coordinator, said Kwoyelo is facing 12 counts of charges.
Kwoyelo, who is accused of kidnap with intent to murder, is set to appear before the War Crime Division of the High Court in Gulu on July 11.
Joyce Apio, the coordinator of Uganda Coalition for International Criminal Court, said Kwoyelo’s trial was delayed by the lack of documents needed to guide the trial of war crimes suspects.
Kwoyelo was captured by the army on February 3, 2009 in the Democratic Republic of Congo and flown to Uganda.
He was charged in court presided over by Gulu chief magistrate Joseph Nyanga and remanded to Gulu Prison. Maria Kamara, the ICC Outreach Coordinator, said Kwoyelo is facing 12 counts of charges.