International Criminal Court prosecutors will present evidence on Tuesday to back up charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against notorious fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony at the global court’s first-ever in absentia hearing.
Kony faces dozens of counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, sexual enslavement, and rape for allegedly leading the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army that terrorized northern Uganda.
The hearing is not a trial, but allows prosecutors to outline their case in court. After weighing the evidence, judges can rule on whether or not to confirm the charges against Kony, but he cannot be tried in his absence.
Proceedings against Kony will be followed by many in Uganda, where survivors welcome his trial even as they regret the failure to catch him.
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