Prosecution Opening Statement and Evidence

The Prosecution had previously outlined matters on which it intended to submit evidence in its detailed charging document. At the hearing the Prosecution presented evidence regarding the background of Mr Lubanga; the existence and character of the armed conflict in Ituri at the relevant time; the structure and nature of the Union des Patriotes Congolais (UPC) and the Forces Patriotiques pour la Libération du Congo (FPLC) and the alleged role of Mr Lubanga within these organisations (as President of the UPC and Commander in Chief of the FPLC); the alleged policy of the UPC/FPLC to enlist, conscript and use children under the age of 15 to participate actively in hostilities; the modes of criminal liability with which Mr Lubanga is charged; and evidence relating to the cases of individual children alleged to be ex-UPC child soldiers.

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