Ongwen trial opens at International Criminal Court
Ongwen trial opens at International Criminal Court ICC-CPI-20161206-PR1262 On 6 December 2016, the trial in the case The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen opened before Trial Chamber IX at the seat of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Dominic Ongwen is accused of 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in northern Uganda. Trial Chamber IX is composed of presiding Judge Bertram Schmitt, Judge Péter Kovács, and Judge Raul Cano Pangalangan. The trial's opening started with the reading of the charges against Mr Ongwen. The Chamber was ...
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