Efter at Liberias tidl. præsident, Charles Taylor (ham med bloddiamanterne), er kendt skyldig i forbrydelser mod menneskeheden, kan den næste i rækken nemt gå hen og blive den ekcentriske guerillaleder, Joseph Kony, som et mægtigt kobbel nu er i hælene på.
Caesar Achellam, a senior commander in the rebel leader Joseph Kony´s Lord’s Resistance Army, was captured Saturday by the Ugandan army following a struggle between Ugandan soldiers and a group of 30 rebels, BBC online reports Sunday.
The commander, who has fought in the jungle since 1984, was captured in the Central African Republic, one of several nations where the Ugandan-led LRA operates.
An Ugandan army spokesman said that “his capture is definitely going to cause an opinion shift within LRA”. The commander’s wife, his young daughter and a helper were also held.
Kony’s global notoriety has increased in recent months because of the internet video Kony 2012, which has been watched tens of millions of times since it was posted online by the US advocacy group Invisible Children on www.youtube.com
He is wanted by the International Criminal Court for rape, mutilation (lemlæstelse) and murder of civilians, as well as forcibly recruiting children to serve as soldiers and sex slaves.
The Ugandan army is being assisted in its hunt for Kony by soldiers from other African nations, as well as US special forces.
The strength of his LRA is estimated at between 200 and 500 fighters, BBC notes.
Se om den ret ukendte nation, Konys nr. 2 mand blev fanget i, på
http://www.u-landsnyt.dk/nyhed/23-04-12/n-ting-er-borgerkrig-hvad-s-med-et-land-med-seks-o
Se også om Kony i telegrammerne
http://www.u-landsnyt.dk/nyhed/16-03-12/dybt-inde-i-dr-congo-venter-landsbyer-i-frygt-p-ko
og
http://www.u-landsnyt.dk/nyhed/16-03-12/gruppe-opgiver-vise-omstridt-film-om-kony-efter-vr
