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A court in Uganda found Thomas Kwoyelo, a former commander of the rebel group, Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), guilty on multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity on Tuesday, after more than 15 years of delay.
Kwoyelo was being tried by the international crimes division of the high court based in northern Gulu city, a region at the centre of a decades-long rebellion.
The case was the first time Uganda had tried an LRA member, making this a historic moment for the country.
Kwoyelo was found guilty of 44 offences, including murder and rape, and not guilty of three counts of…
