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Kony postpones Juba signing again

Monitor Online "MANY, apart from the Lords Resistance Army rebels, first thought it was a bad April 1 Fools’ day joke.
But it wasn’t.
Rebel Leader Joseph Kony yesterday for a second time, postponed the signing of the final peace agreement –planned for April 5.
Citing logistical problems and ailments in their camp, the LRA announced yesterday they were pushing the signing of a Final Peace Agreement (FPA) with the government to April 10."

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Court frees boy prisoner

The Namibian Newspaper: "THE High Court yesterday ordered the immediate release of a 12-year-old boy who became Namibia's youngest sentenced prison inmate after receiving a six-month jail term for housebreaking and theft at Karasburg in October.

In a review judgement handed down by Judge Elton Hoff, Acting Judge Claus Hinrichsen set aside the boy's conviction and sentence and ordered his immediate release from detention.

Judge Hoff agreed with Acting Judge Hinrichsen's decision, which was based on the principle that a child as young as the boy is presumed not to be criminally liable, especially where he had been involved in a crime while under the influence and instructions of a much older person.
The boy was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on October 19, after he had been convicted in the Karasburg Magistrate's Court on a charge of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft."
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