LRA to Sign Final Peace Agreement, But Hide Until Final ICC Indictments Lifted
The LRA has promised to sign a final agreement to end fighting in the
north once peace talks with the government are concluded, but said its
leaders would remain in hiding until ICC arrest warrants are lifted.
"Our delegation will sign an agreement, but we shall stay where we are
until the warrants are withdrawn," said Vincent Otti, LRA deputy
commander, yesterday. He said that an amnesty offer from Ugandan
President Museveni meant little as long as the ICC indictments remained
in force. Otti also said he would participate in the talks if the
government delegation and mediators met him in one of the assembly
sites in southern Sudan where LRA fighters are gathering under a
cessation of hostilities pact. Read more at the UN's
IRIN News.
