Prosecutor Calls for Renewed Effort to Arrest Warlord Joseph Kony

A man said by the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) to be the wanted Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen, center stands with Ugandan Contingent Commander to the African Union Regional Task Force Col Michael Kabango (R), and another unidentified man (L), prior to being handed over by the UPDF to the African Union Regional Task Force who later handed him over to Central African Republic authorities, in the Central African Republic, on Jan. 16, 2015. Central African Republic's Seleka rebels, who once overthrew the government, say they're entitled to a $5 million reward from the U.S. government because they say they captured and handed over the wanted international war crimes suspect Dominic Ongwen to American forces. AP Photo/Uganda People's Defence Force, Mugisha Richard

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court urged renewed efforts Wednesday to arrest notorious militia leader Joseph Kony, after one of his top commanders was taken into custody to face charges of leading a reign of terror in central Africa.

Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in a statement the victims of atrocities committed by Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army “have waited far too long and deserve to see justice done.”

Dominic Ongwen, one of Kony’s top commanders, was transferred to the court’s detention center Wednesday, two weeks after being taken into custody in Central African Republic.

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