According to the defence lawyers, the Pre-Trial Chamber denied the request, relying on the financial burden to the Court, and “inherent challenges and potential dangers” by transferring parts of the Court’s operation to the field.
According to Oketch, his brother has been living with diabetes and high blood pressure which some time back caused him a stroke but they were well managed. He says that Opaco has not complained of any health issues lately and today’s attack took them by surprise.
17 years later, the survivors of the massacre are still waiting for compensation from the government for what they say was its failure to protect them from the brutal attack.
"Abductees were beaten for walking too slowly," the ruling stated... "mothers were forced to abandon their children on the side of the road; one child was left on a rubbish pit." Presiding Judge Bertram Schmitt narrated.
According to the Rome statute, a case at the ICC can be initiated by the United Nations Security Council -UNSC, a member state of the ICC or the ICC itself through its prosecutor.
Ongwen’s lead lawyer, Krispus Ayena Odongo told the International Criminal Court on Tuesday that the defense team had been threatened. Ayena, who didn’t specify the nature of the threats, said the threats and intimidation are the work of individuals he didn’t name.
