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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is due to sentence Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier who became one of the top commanders of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Uganda. The 45-year-old in February was found guilty of 61 charges including murders, rapes and sexual enslavement during a reign of terror in the early 2000s by the LRA, led by the fugitive Joseph Kony. Prosecutors have asked for a 20-year prison term, saying Ongwen’s own history as a schoolboy abducted by the LRA justifies a lower sentence than the maximum 30 years to...

LRA commander Dominic Ongwen sentenced to 25 years in prison Dominic Ongwen, former child soldier-turned-Lord’s Resistance Army commander. [Photo: AFP] The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier who became one of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)'s top commanders to 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Uganda, Aljazeera reported today. In February, the 45-year-old Ogwen was found guilty of 61 charges including murders, rapes, and sexual enslavement during a reign of terror in the early 2000s by the LRA, led ...