AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The appeals panel of the International Criminal Court suspended on Friday the release of accused Congo militia leader Thomas Lubanga, saying that freeing him could prevent his trial from resuming.
Trial judges at The Hague-based ICC ordered Lubanga's trial halted on July 8, saying prosecutors had not complied with an order to turn over certain information to his defence.
The court later ordered his release on the grounds he could not be held in custody if it were unclear when or if his trial would ever resume. Prosecutors appealed against that decision.
On Friday, the appeals judges granted their motion for a stay pending a decision from appeals judges.
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