Press Release: 29 June 2012

Lubanga case: Trial Chamber I to deliver sentence on 10 July 2012

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

On 10 July 2012, at 9:30 (The Hague local time), Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will deliver in open court its decisions pursuant to articles 75 (reparations to victims) and 76 (sentencing) of the Rome Statute in the case The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo.

The verdict in this case was rendered on 14 March 2012. Mr Lubanga Dyilo was found guilty of conscripting and enlisting children under the age of 15 and using them to participate in hostilities.

Further information on this case is available here.

Practical information for the media will follow in a media advisory in due course.

Order scheduling the delivery of the Decisions pursuant to Articles 75 and 76


 

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