The International Crimes Division of the High Court sitting at Gulu has set August 13th 2024, to deliver it’s Judgement against a Former commandant ot the Lord’s Resistance Army Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni.
In December 2023 , the same Court confirmed 78 out of 93 charges against Kwoyelo . The charges stem from a 20 year old political insurgency in Northern Uganda under the leadership of Joseph Konny against the Government of Uganda.
The war ran from 1992-2005.
According to the indictment, Kwoyelo is said to have breached the Fourth Geneva Convention Act (1964) by committing atrocities including; Wilful killings , taking hostages, Extensive destruction of property, Causing serious injury to body, and Inhumane treatment.
He is further charged with committing Crimes Against Humanity such as Murder, Rape, cruel treatment, Outrages , Enslavement, Torture and aggrevated robbery and attacks on civilian IDP camps .
His trial was conducted by four justices of the Highcourt; Michael Elubu, Stephen Mubiru, Duncan Gaswaga and Andrew Bashaija, but before delivering their final verdict , the court will fist hear from the unbiding opinion of assessors on 2nd August
His leader Joseph Kony is on the run and still wanted by the International Crimes Court in the Hague but in March this year, the court dissolved to try Kony in absentia after it was confirmed that he qualifies as a person who cannot be found .
His hearing for the confirmation of charges will be held on 15th/ October at the Hague .
