Sunday, March 10, 2013

Uganda: Joseph Kony... Watch this space.

New Vision Uganda reports

MPs renew calls for Kony arrest


                                                          Joseph Kony

MPs under the body umbrella Uganda National Group of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) have renewed calls for the arrest of lord’s resistance Army leader (LRA) Joseph Kony who is wanted by the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity. 

The group chaired by Kajara county MP Stephen Tashobya  believes that the arrest and surrender of Joseph Kony and others at large , will significantly facilitate the processes of accountability and justice for the crimes committed against thousands of people in northern Uganda. 


Currently Kony's thought to be in the Central African Republic and is being sought by American Special Forces as well as the Ugandan Army. He could of course be in the Congo so I don't rate the chances of him being found anytime soon. At the end of the day this might be one of those situations where the fugitive just disappears from the face of the earth.

“The Uganda national group of PGA strongly urges the armed forces of Uganda, as well as regional forces and US military personnel, collectively engaged in the military pursuit of LRA leader – Joseph Kony and other fugitives to make every effort possible to arrest these individuals so that they may be brought to justice,” said Tashobya in a statement.

Kony’s whereabouts however still remain a puzzle to many.

The MPs noted that the arrest of Kony would be a fulfillments of Uganda’s legal obligation as a state party to the Rome statute of the ICC to cooperate with the ICC in execution of arrests, warrants , as enshrined in the Ugandan criminal Act 0f 2010. 

I doubt Uganda needs any " legal obligations " encouragement to go after this bastard. 

“In the event that Kony, Okot Odhiambo, Vincet otti, Dominic Ongwen are killed during the course of these military operations, the ICC proceedings against any of those that are deceased will automatically be terminated,” noted Tashobya.

They noted that having Kony killed will impede accountability for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as whole and leave many victims without redress for devastating harm which they have suffered in the past. 

Well capturing is not really going to provide any redress and he certainly won't face a noose under the International Criminal Court. I am far convinced that his death will being captured will be a bad thing. Osama Bin Laden springs to mind.

“We strongly welcome and support the ongoing international military assistance from both the United States (US) government and the regional forces in the pursuit of these fugitives, and recognize the very difficult circumstances in which they are fulfilling their mandate,” they said in a statement issued on Friday last week. 

The Ugandan National Group of PGA is a global parliamentary network dedicated to accountability for crimes of international concern.

I guess it is another watch this space situation.

9 comments:

  1. This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

    ReplyDelete
  2. To subscribe, visit the magazine's web site and click on their 'subscribe' button. One last thing that isn't mandatory but recommended is to set up a Pay - Pal account to process
    your payments. This type of exercise will
    increase your cardiovascular endurance, improve your flexibility,
    increase your muscle strength, improve your balance and can actually reduce the risk of osteoporosis.


    Look into my web blog ... epowys.net

    ReplyDelete
  3. It's an amazing post in favor of all the online users; they will obtain benefit from it I am sure.

    Here is my site; Food Biotechnology

    ReplyDelete
  4. Hello There. I found your blog using msn. This is an extremely well written
    article. I will make sure to bookmark it and return to read more of your useful info.
    Thanks for the post. I will certainly return.

    Also visit my weblog; diet plans to lose weight

    ReplyDelete
  5. Thus, there are many broad options for getting to know
    various kinds of news today and that too through the use of various mediums.
    The effects of what they see, read and hear are having a
    devastating affect on our society today. All kinds
    of sports news today are offered live through the television.


    My web site :: Latest Daily News

    ReplyDelete
  6. You need to flex those muscles regularly to
    keep them strong and resilient. Naturally, if you are not a morning person, setting your alarm for 5am to go run
    a few miles will probably fail. Most of us love it; going to Mac -
    Donald or Burger King from time to time.

    My web page fitness tips and workouts

    ReplyDelete
  7. Your payments will not only get to you faster but it will provide you with
    a history of your earnings for your records.
    Even if your small business doesn't have some sort of refrigerator (a rarity today) you can choose vegetable and fruit that do not even require refrigeration. Having some company can also make the fitness session more fun.

    Review my webpage: www.gatv.ssr.upm.es

    ReplyDelete
  8. Hello, after reading this awesome piece of writing i am too cheerful to
    share my know-how here with friends.

    Check out my page; please click the next website

    ReplyDelete
  9. Well, as we know world is changing day by day and
    its every single move in politics, business or even entertainment world
    affects our lives a lot. What is interesting is that you get to
    read news and analysis that give you an entirely different
    perspective, rarely seen in corporate-sponsored media. Indian business news tells about the facts that Indian
    market is most preferred by the foreign investors and also
    about various other factors like quick population growth,
    high economic growth, English knowledge etc.

    My website - http://www.tiantonghome.com/space.php?uid=843&do=blog&id=1269

    ReplyDelete