Ngudjolo Chui case: Appeals judgment on the acquittal rescheduled to 27 February 2015
Situation: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Case: The Prosecutor v. Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is rescheduling the delivery of its Judgment on the appeal against the
acquittal in the case of
The Prosecutor v. Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui to Friday, 27 February 2015 at 10:00 (The Hague local time). The hearing was initially scheduled on Tuesday, 24 February 2015 and is postponed due to unforeseen organisational reasons.
Background: Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, alleged former leader of the Front des nationalistes et intégrationnistes [National Integrationist Front] (FNI), was acquitted, on 18 December 2012, of three counts of crimes against humanity (murder, rape and sexual slavery) and seven counts of war crimes (using children under the age of 15 to take active part in the hostilities; directing an attack against a civilian population as such or against individual civilians not taking direct part in hostilities; wilful killing; destruction of property; pillaging; sexual slavery and rape) allegedly committed on 24 February 2003 during the attack on the village of Bogoro, in the Ituri district of the DRC. On 21 December 2012, Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui was released from custody. On 20 December 2012, the Office of the Prosecutor appealed the verdict.
For further information on the case, click here.
Webstreaming of the hearing
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Attending the hearing
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AV materials
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Media Centre
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The area can seat up to 64 people and includes plasma TV screens; a Wi-Fi Internet service; cards (plug + play) for those without Wi-Fi capability in their PC or laptop; 6 computers with Internet access; and 7 telephones that may be used free of charge for internal calls. For external use, journalists are advised to purchase beforehand 0800 pre-paid phone cards available at newsagents and train stations. Please note that phone cards cannot be obtained in the vicinity of, or at the ICC.
Feed for the SNG trucks
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Parking facilities
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