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Senior LRA Leader To Be Tried By International Court

January 13 2015

Uganda

A senior commander in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan militant group, will be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) after he surrendered last week, reports the BBC.

Dominic Ongwen, a deputy to LRA chief Joseph Kony, will be sent to the ICC for trial, said a Ugandan army spokesman on Tuesday.

The identity of Ongwen has been confirmed, according to Ugandan officials.

Arrangements are being made for his transfer with the Central African Republic, where he...

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