The International Criminal Court (ICC) said it has launched an investigation into atrocities in Uganda including the slaughter of more than 200 people this year. "The massacre is part of the investigation," Christian Palme, a spokesman for the prosecutor told AFP, referring to the killings in the Barlonyo displaced persons' camp in northern Uganda in February. He said however that the ICC probe was not specifically targetting rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) who allegedly carried out the attack.
"We will investigate any crime committed in northern Uganda since July 1, 2002 (the date the ICC became a legal reality). It is not restricted to any party," Palme said.
| "... and it's so much easier to haul in Ugandan officials and jug them than it is to actually catch krazed killers running around in the bush..." |
The spokesman said a team of investigators would be on the ground in northern Uganda "fairly soon".
| "After dinner. What's the rush? The victims will still be dead." |
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