THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed war crimes and crimes against humanity charges against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, who remains at large.

A three-judge panel found “substantial grounds” to believe Kony is responsible for 29 counts, including murder, sexual enslavement and rape while he lead the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army that terrorized northern Uganda.

“The social and cultural fabric of Northern Uganda has been torn apart and it is still struggling to rebuild itself,” deputy prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang said during his opening statements last month. It was the first time the global tribunal had held an in absentia hearing.

For the trial to proceed further, the ICC would need to have Kony in custody.

Kony was thrust in

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