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| Africa Live: Joseph Kony case to continue despite his absence - ICC - BBC News | |
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| Judges at the International Crime Court (ICC) have ruled that prosecutors can bring a hearing on charges against a fugitive Ugandan warlord despite his absence. | |
| Joseph Kony was the leader of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which abducted thousands of children to use as soldiers or sex slaves. | |
| The hearing has been scheduled for 15 October. | |
| He is accused of 33 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. | |
| Joseph Kony formed the LRA in Uganda over two decades ago and claimed to be fighting to install a government based on the Bible's Ten Commandments. | |
| The arrest warrant for Mr Kony was issued in 2005, but he has evaded capture. | |
| At one time he was pursued by Ugandan and US troops but they gave up the chase in 2017, arguing that with his dwindling band of followers he had become a spent force. | |
| He is also accused of brutalising civilians in northern Uganda through murder, abduction, mutilation and the burning of property. | |
| Last week, the ICC awarded reparations of €52m ($56m; £44.5m) to victims of LRA commander Dominic Ongwen. | |
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| Joseph Kony - child kidnapper, warlord, 'prophet' | |
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