Kwoyelo faces 67 Charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity before the International Crimes Division ICD of the High Court. He has been in detention at Luzira Maximum Prison since he was captured by the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF in 2008.
Bensouda says the victims of crimes perpetuated by the rebel group in Uganda and neighboring countries have waited far too long and deserve to see justice done. Her call comes just a day after Dominic Ongwen; a high ranking commander of the Lord\'s Resistance Army (LRA) was transferred to the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The confusion surrounding Kwoyelo’s freedom status begun last Friday when after a court ruling ceasing his prosecution, he was instead handcuffed and whisked away in a prisons car to Luzira prison where he has remained on remand despite the ruling.
Free or not? This is the question everyone at the High court in Gulu today was left battling to answer following a ruling by the International Crimes Division of the High Court stopping the trial of former LRA rebel commander, Thomas Kwoyelo.
