Uganda: LRA Top Official Seeks Amnesty
                   
allafrica.com     Jul 31, 2008            

Posted to the web 31 July 2008 Fortunate Ahimbisibwe Kampala JAMES Obita, the former leader of the LRA delegation to the Juba peace talks, has applied for amnesty with the Uganda Amnesty Commission. Obita, who was sacked as head of delegation by LRA leader Joseph Kony last month, confirmed that his amnesty application had been accepted. "I have been told go to the Amnesty Commission and receive a certificate. I am so happy to be back home as a citizen," he told The New Vision on phone yesterday. His decision, he explained, was to demonstrate goodwill on the part of LRA members who were still in Garamba. "This is not betrayal to the LRA. I still support the LRA and I will encourage them to sign the peace agreement and others to seek amnesty." The move, he hoped, would convince others who were still in the bush. "My decision... [read full story]                    


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