Kwoyelo, Thomas (ICD-002/2010)
International Crimes Division of the High Court
Place: International Crimes Division
Case Number: Case No 2 of 2010
Accused: Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni, former LRA commander
Civil parties: Victims from Amuru District in Northern Uganda
Summary of the Case : Thomas Kwoyelo is a former colonel of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), who allegedly led a series of attacks, between 1993 and 2005, in the Abera Village, the Parubanga Parish, Pabbo Sub country and Kilak county, which are now part of the Amuru District. The attacks resulted in abductions, killings, maiming and the torture of dozens of people, including women and children. In 2011, the Constitutional Court granted Kwoyelo an amnesty certificate, which the Supreme Court overruled in 2015. The case has been pending since 2016 before the International Crimes Division, a domestic court with jurisdiction over crimes against humanity and war crimes in Uganda.
Charges-counts : 93
- Murder
- Hostage taking
- Pillaging
- Robbery with aggravation
- Crimes against humanity
- Cruel treatment
- Outrages against dignity
- Enslavement
- Rape
- Torture
- Violence to life and person