The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has suspended the release of Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo.
Lubanga, who was accused of recruiting child soldiers, among other crimes, will remain under custody until the court rules on the prosecutors' appeal, a UN press release said Tuesday.
Last week, the ICC's Trial Chamber ordered Lubanga's release after ruling that he could not receive a fair trial.
The court suspended proceedings against Lubanga on June 16 after finding that prosecutors had failed to disclose more than 200 documents to the defense of the rebel leader.
Lubanga is the founder and leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots in the Ituri region of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He was arrested by the Congolese national authorities after the ICC issued an arrest warrant in February 2006. The rebel leader was later transferred to the ICC custody.
Source:Xinhua
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