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Rebel leader 'avoids jail'

IOL: "Kampala - Ugandan rebels have welcomed comments by President Yoweri Museveni suggesting their leaders would avoid prison and not have to face an international court if they sign a peace deal.

Despite coming close to a final accord with the government, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) representatives insist any deal hinges on the International Criminal Court dropping war crimes charges against their leader Joseph Kony and two deputies."

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