The International Criminal Court (ICC) is on Tuesday holding its first confirmation of charges hearing, in absentia, Joseph Kony, the elusive leader of Uganda’s much-diminished Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).
The proceedings, nonetheless, will mark a milestone in the pursuit of justice for one of Africa’s most notorious warlords, who has evaded capture for 19 years since his indictment by the court.
Kony will be represented his legal team led by Counsel Peter Haynes and is suspected of 36 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed between July 1, 2002 until December 31, 2005 in northern Uganda.
