The first former child soldier to appear at the International Criminal Court, Dominic Ogwen’s trial is set to resume today.
According to the ICC calendar, the trial will run nonstop for the next fifteen days and adjourn on February 3rd after hearing presentations from prosecution, defense counsels and the war victims.
Over the fifteen days, Prosecution led by Fatou Bensouda, the ICC Chief Prosecutor are expected to call expert witnesses and victims to pin the accused for some of the 70 confirmed counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Ongwen’s defense team declined to make opening statements when the trial commenced in December last year, saying they needed time to understand the full scope of the prosecution case against their client. 41-year-old Ongwen swiftly rose in the rebel rants following his abduction at the age 10 on his way to school in Northern Uganda.
