Ugandan case will stretch war crimes court's resources

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By Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court will need extra funding to revive a long-dormant case against a Lord's Resistance Army commander who was arrested in Africa last week, sources said on Thursday. Reopening the investigation into Dominic Ongwen, a one-time child recruit who rose through the ranks of the Ugandan rebel group that has a reputation for massacres and mutilations, will increase the burden on an already stretched prosecution service. Prosecutors are likely to need to dip in to a 7 million-euro ($8 million) contingency fund maintained by the ICC's 122 member states, two sources familiar with the court told Reuters. The case load may soon be stretched further when the Palestinian territories, recognized as a state by the ICC, join the court in April and are likely to seek investigations into conflicts with Israel.

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