Katanga Case

The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga

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Convicted

Germain Katanga

Alleged commander of the Force de résistance patriotique en Ituri (FRPI) at time of arrest warrant. Arrest warrant: 2 July 2007 - Unsealed on 15 October 2007

Charges: Found guilty, as an accessory, of one count of 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. Case also involved charges against Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui but the 2 cases were severed on 21 November 2012. Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui was acquitted on 18 December 2012.

  • 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 Kimberly Prost
Judge Socorro Flores Liera
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 r​elease

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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): EnglishFrançais 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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