Congo warlord jailed for 14 years in landmark case

Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo listens to the first sentence delivered by the International Criminal Court at the ICC courtroom in the HagueTHE HAGUE (Reuters) – Delivering its first sentence, the International Criminal Court jailed Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo for 14 years on Tuesday for recruiting child soldiers. The Hague-based court was set up a decade ago to punish and discourage the world's worst crimes through a new system of international justice, but its critics say it has moved too slowly and failed to put its most important suspects on trial. …


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