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| LRA commander Dominic Ongwen appears in Hague court | |
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| Top Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen is appearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to face war crimes charges. | |
| A leader of the Lords Resistance Army, he is accused of four war crimes counts and three of crimes against humanity, including murder and enslavement. | A leader of the Lords Resistance Army, he is accused of four war crimes counts and three of crimes against humanity, including murder and enslavement. |
| His trial will be the first time that a member of the LRA has faced international justice. | His trial will be the first time that a member of the LRA has faced international justice. |
| The LRA is accused of seizing children to use as fighters and sex slaves. | The LRA is accused of seizing children to use as fighters and sex slaves. |
| An ICC statement says that the judge at Monday's pre-trial appearance of Mr Ongwen will verify the suspect's identity and inform him of the charges against him in a language that he will understand. | An ICC statement says that the judge at Monday's pre-trial appearance of Mr Ongwen will verify the suspect's identity and inform him of the charges against him in a language that he will understand. |
| The prosecution is not expected to formally put its case at this stage. | The prosecution is not expected to formally put its case at this stage. |
| Mr Ongwen, a feared commander of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), was arrested after giving himself up in the Central African Republic last month. | Mr Ongwen, a feared commander of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), was arrested after giving himself up in the Central African Republic last month. |
| Last week he was taken into custody at the International Criminal Court (ICC). | Last week he was taken into custody at the International Criminal Court (ICC). |
| His transfer "brings us one step closer to ending the LRA's reign of terror", ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in a statement last week. | His transfer "brings us one step closer to ending the LRA's reign of terror", ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in a statement last week. |
| Uganda agreed that Mr Ongwen should be tried by the ICC despite being a fierce critic of The Hague-based court. | Uganda agreed that Mr Ongwen should be tried by the ICC despite being a fierce critic of The Hague-based court. |
| US and African forces had been searching for him since 2011. | US and African forces had been searching for him since 2011. |
| He is said to be the deputy to LRA commander Joseph Kony, who is still on the run. | He is said to be the deputy to LRA commander Joseph Kony, who is still on the run. |
| Who is Dominic Ongwen? | Who is Dominic Ongwen? |
| Dominic Ongwen - full profile | Dominic Ongwen - full profile |
| The UN Security Council and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon both welcomed Mr Ongwen's transfer from the Central African Republic. | The UN Security Council and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon both welcomed Mr Ongwen's transfer from the Central African Republic. |
| The former child soldier said that after years of hiding in the forests it was time to face the charges against him. | The former child soldier said that after years of hiding in the forests it was time to face the charges against him. |
| His extradition comes nearly 10 years after he and four other LRA top commanders were charged. Two have since died, leaving Mr Kony and Okot Odhiambo still at large. | His extradition comes nearly 10 years after he and four other LRA top commanders were charged. Two have since died, leaving Mr Kony and Okot Odhiambo still at large. |
| Mr Ongwen is accused of committing atrocities against civilians in Uganda and in parts of Central African Republic, South Sudan and DR Congo. | Mr Ongwen is accused of committing atrocities against civilians in Uganda and in parts of Central African Republic, South Sudan and DR Congo. |
| The LRA rebellion began more than two decades ago in northern Uganda and its estimated 200-500 fighters - many of them child soldiers - have since terrorised large swathes of central Africa. | The LRA rebellion began more than two decades ago in northern Uganda and its estimated 200-500 fighters - many of them child soldiers - have since terrorised large swathes of central Africa. |