The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga
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Found guilty, on 7 March 2014, as an accessory to one count of a crime against humanity (murder) and four counts of war crimes (murder, attacking a civilian population, destruction of property and pillaging) committed on 24 February 2003 during the attack on the village of Bogoro, in the Ituri district of the DRC. The judgment is final, as both the Defence and Prosecution withdrew their appeals on 25 June 2014. Sentenced to a total of 12 years' imprisonment; time spent in detention at the ICC – between 18 September 2007 and 23 May 2014 – was deducted from the sentence.
Order on victim reparations : 24 March 2017
Trial Chamber II
Judge Socorro Flores Liera
(Presiding)
Judge Kimberly Prost
Judge Nicolas Guillou
Office of the Prosecutor
Karim A. A. Khan, Prosecutor
Eric MacDonald, Senior Trial Lawyer
Defence
David Hooper
Andreas O'Shea
Legal Representatives of the Victims
Fidel Nsita Luvengika
Situation in the DRC referred to the ICC
Government of the DRC refers situation to the ICC
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Investigations begin in the DRC
OTP opens investigations in the DRC, makes public announcement
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Arrest warrant requested
OTP submits application to Pre-Trial Judges requesting arrest warrant for Germain Katanga (Mr Katanga)
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Arrest warrant issued under seal
Pre-Trial Judges issue arrest warrant under seal for Mr Katanga
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Suspect in ICC custody
Mr Katanga transferred and surrendered to the ICC through cooperation with Congolese authorities
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Arrest warrant unsealed
Pre-Trial Judges unseal arrest warrant for Katanga
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First appearance
Pre-Trial phase begins as Mr Katanga has first day in Court before Judges of Pre-Trial Chamber IPhotographsTranscriptPress release
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Cases joined
Pre-Trial Chamber I joins cases against Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui (Mr Katanga and Mr Ngudjolo Chui)Press release
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Confirmation of charges hearing opens
Confirmation of charges hearing
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Pre-Trial phase continues as Pre-Trial Judges open hearing to consider evidence in order to decide whether or not to confirm the charges and commit the Katanga and Ngudjolo Chui case to trial PhotographsTranscriptPress release
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Confirmation of charges hearing closes
Pre-Trial Judges to deliberate and decide in due course whether or not to confirm the charges and commit the Katanga and Ngudjolo Chui case to trial
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Decision: Charges confirmed, case committed to trial
Pre-Trial Judges confirm charges, Katanga and Ngudjolo Chui trial to begin in due course: Trial phase begins Press release
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Trial begins
Trial phase: Katanga and Ngudjolo Chui trial opens before Trial Chamber IITranscriptPress release
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Closing statements
Closing statements
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Trial Chamber II hears closing oral statements from the OTP, Defence and Legal Representatives of Victims Photographs
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Cases separated
Trial Chamber II severs the charges against Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui and Germain Katanga (See separate Ngudjolo Chui casePhotographsPress release
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Verdict
Verdict
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Trial Chamber II finds Germain Katanga guilty of four counts of war crimes and one count of crime against humanityPress release
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Sentence
Sentence
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Germain Katanga is sentenced to 12 years in prisonPress release
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Judgment is final
Judgment is final
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Mr Katanga's Defence and the OTP discontinue their appeals against the judgment in this case. The judgment is now final. Press release
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Order on reparations to victims
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Order instructing the parties and participants to file observations in respect of the reparations proceedings
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Scheduling of the review concerning reduction of sentence of Germain Katanga
Scheduling order for the review concerning reduction of sentence of Germain Katanga
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Decision on the review concerning reduction of sentence of Germain Katanga
Reduction of sentence warranted: reduction in 3 years and 8 monthsPress release
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Mr Katanga transferred to a prison facility in the DRC to serve his sentence of imprisonment
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ICC Trial Chamber II awards victims individual and collective reparations
Ordonnance de réparation en vertu de l'article 75 du Statut Questions and Answers: English; Français 'Ask the Court' audio-visual programmeYouTube (for viewing): English; Français Press release
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Appeals Chamber confirms Reparations Order for most part
On 8 March 2018, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered its Judgment on the appeals confirming, for the most part, the Reparations Order in the case The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga. Judge Howard Morrison, the Presiding Judge in this appeal, read a summary of the judgment in a public hearing.Press release
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