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Ugandan rebel commander Ongwen transferred to The Hague

Xinhua, January 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

Dominic Ongwen, commander of the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, is on his way from the Central African Republic to the detention center of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the ICC announced on Tuesday.

The ICC had issued an arrest warrant against Ongwen on July 8, 2005 for crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in 2004 in the long-lasting civil war in Uganda.

He was arrested in the Central African Republic last week and transferred to the ICC's custody.

According to the ICC statement Ongwen will receive a medical visit and will appear, as soon as possible, before the ICC judges in the presence of a defense lawyer. The date of the initial appearance hearing will be announced soon.

The judges will also schedule a date for the opening of the confirmation of charges hearing, a preliminary step to decide whether the case will be referred to a trial or not.

Joseph Kony, Vincent Otti and Okot Odhiambo are the other Ugandan LRA commanders indicted by the ICC. They are still at large. Endit