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ICC starts hearings on reparation for Congolese war crime victims

Xinhua, October 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) started hearings on Tuesday to decide on reparation to war crime victims in the case of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga.

It will be the first reparation in the ICC's history.

Lubanga was convicted in March 2012 of the war crimes of enlisting and conscripting children under the age of 15 years and using them to participate actively in hostilities from 2002 to 2003 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He was sentenced to 14 years in jail. The Lubanga guilty judgment was the first verdict in the ICC's history.

Lubanga appealed and the verdict and sentence were confirmed by Appeals Chamber. He was later transferred to a prison facility in the DRC to serve his sentence of imprisonment.

The reparation proceedings started on Oct. 7, 2012. This week's hearings will last till Thursday.

Under the ICC rules, the Court may order a convicted person to pay compensation to the victims of his crimes. Reparation may include monetary compensation, return of property, rehabilitation or symbolic measures such as apologies or memorials.

The Court may award reparation on an individual or collective basis, whichever is in its opinion the most appropriate for the victims. Endit