THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court ruled Friday that the trial of an alleged Congolese warlord should resume after a three-month suspension, but reprimanded the prosecutor for defying court orders.
An appeals court overturned a lower court decision last July to halt the trial and release the defendant, Thomas Lubanga, because of the prosecutor's behavior.
The presiding judge, Sang-hyun Song of South Korea, agreed with the trial judges that prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo was out of line when he refused to disclose to defense attorneys the identify of a key figure in the case.
But Song said the lower court was too hasty in calling an end to the …
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