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Trial Proceedings
In 2011, the ICC had three ongoing trial proceedings, two
in the DRC Situation and one in the CAR Situation. The first,
against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, began in January 2009 and
concluded in August 2011. The second, against Germain
Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, began in November
2009. The third, against Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo began in
November 2010. Developments in all three trials are covered
in detail in this section.
Specifically, this section analyses in detail the closing arguments in the Lubanga
case, which took place in August 2011, and provides a detailed account of the
closing statements made by the Prosecution, the Legal Representative of Victims
and the Defence. It also explores the issue of a potential breach of Article 70
regarding offenses against the administration of justice. Finally, it extensively
covers the issues related to the Defence abuse of process filing that built on
issues related to the Prosecution’s use of intermediaries, which led to a stay of
proceedings in 2010.
With respect to the Katanga & Ngudjolo case, this section presents an account
of the final witnesses who testified for the Prosecution and provides an analysis
of the Defence cases to date. For the first time before the ICC, in the case against
Katanga & Ngudjolo, both accused will take the stand. This section includes an
account of the testimony of Katanga, the first accused to testify, as of the writing
of this <strong>Report</strong>.
The section on the Bemba case reviews the commencement of the trial from the
opening statements through the testimony of Prosecution witnesses through 16
September 2011. The section includes detailed summaries of the twelve crimebased
witnesses called by the Prosecution to substantiate charges of rape.
Lastly, this section includes a review of the use of in-person testimony in ICC
proceedings in light of the recent Appeals Chamber affirmation of the principle
of orality.
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