International Criminal Court investigation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

VIDEO: Congolese warlord sentenced to 14 years in prison

August 15, 2013

Thomas Lubanga was arrested in 2006 for recruiting child soldiers into his rebel militia in Congo’s northeast region. On Tuesday, the International Criminal court sentenced him to 14 years in prison for his crimes, the tribunal’s first sentencing in its 10-year existence.

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