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Ugandan rebels in amnesty demand Ugandan rebels in amnesty demand
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Deputy Ugandan rebel leader Vincent Otti has warned there will be no peace deal unless international indictments for the top rebels are dropped.Deputy Ugandan rebel leader Vincent Otti has warned there will be no peace deal unless international indictments for the top rebels are dropped.
Mr Otti and three other Lord's Resistance Army commanders, including leader Joseph Kony, are wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).Mr Otti and three other Lord's Resistance Army commanders, including leader Joseph Kony, are wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The Ugandan government has offered the LRA an amnesty but the court said the war crimes indictments remained active.The Ugandan government has offered the LRA an amnesty but the court said the war crimes indictments remained active.
Last month, both sides agreed a truce in attempts to end the 20-year war.Last month, both sides agreed a truce in attempts to end the 20-year war.
Under the terms of the ceasefire LRA fighters - including hundreds of child soldiers - have been guaranteed safe passage to two assembly points in southern Sudan.Under the terms of the ceasefire LRA fighters - including hundreds of child soldiers - have been guaranteed safe passage to two assembly points in southern Sudan.
No rebel will come out unless the ICC revokes the indictments LRA's Vincent OttiNo rebel will come out unless the ICC revokes the indictments LRA's Vincent Otti
Mr Otti told Kampala's KFM radio station that LRA fighters would assemble at two camps in southern Sudan and stay there for the duration of the peace talks, but they would not surrender unless the ICC charges are dropped.Mr Otti told Kampala's KFM radio station that LRA fighters would assemble at two camps in southern Sudan and stay there for the duration of the peace talks, but they would not surrender unless the ICC charges are dropped.
"No rebel will come out unless the ICC revokes the indictments," he told Kampala's KFM radio by satellite phone, Reuters reports. "No rebel will come out unless the ICC revokes the indictments," he told Kampala's KFM radio by satellite phone.
His comments come just before the resumption of the talks taking place in the southern Sudanese capital of Juba.His comments come just before the resumption of the talks taking place in the southern Sudanese capital of Juba.
"The ICC issue will be the first agenda," he said."The ICC issue will be the first agenda," he said.
Against the wishes of the ICC, Uganda offered amnesty to LRA leaders in exchange for an end to the war. ICC spokesman Cristian Palme said the world court had no response to Mr Otti's remarks.
"We have made statements in the past, they still stand," he said, according to Reuters news agency.
Uganda has offered amnesty to LRA leaders in exchange for an end to the war but the ICC has refused to withdraw its international arrest warrants.
The LRA has abducted thousands of children and forced them to fight since the conflict began.The LRA has abducted thousands of children and forced them to fight since the conflict began.
Thousands have died during the two decade conflict in northern Uganda, and more than one million have fled their homes.Thousands have died during the two decade conflict in northern Uganda, and more than one million have fled their homes.