Lubanga case: ICC Appeals Chamber to deliver its judgment on the verdict and sentence on 1 December 2014

Situation: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Case: The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo

Today, 18 November 2014, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an order scheduling an open court session on 1 December 2014, at 16:30 (The Hague local time), to deliver the judgment on the appeals against Trial Chamber I's verdict and sentencing decision in the case The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo.

The delivery of the Appeals Chamber's judgment will be broadcasted on the ICC website in real time on the following links: English | French.

Scheduling Order for delivery of judgment on the appeals of Mr Thomas Lubanga Dyilo against the Conviction Decision and of Mr Thomas Lubanga Dyilo and the Prosecutor against the Sentencing Decision

Practical information for the media will follow closer to the date of the hearing.

Background

On 14 March 2012, Mr Lubanga Dyilo was convicted of committing, as co-perpetrator, war crimes consisting of:

• Enlisting and conscripting children under the age of 15 years into the Force patriotique pour la libération du Congo [Patriotic Force for the Liberation of Congo] (FPLC) and using them to participate actively in hostilities in the context of an armed conflict not of an international character from 1 September 2002 to 13 August 2003 (punishable under article 8(2)(e)(vii) of the Rome Statute).

The verdict was rendered by Trial Chamber I, composed of Judge Adrian Fulford (United Kingdom), as Presiding Judge, Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito (Costa Rica) and Judge René Blattmann (Bolivia).

On 10 July 2012, Trial Chamber I sentenced Thomas Lubanga Dyilo to a total period of 14 years of imprisonment. The time he spent in the ICC's custody will be deducted from this total sentence. He is detained, for the time being, at the Detention Centre in The Hague.

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