' s ▁trial , ▁the ▁I CC ' s ▁first , ▁led ▁to ▁several ▁controvers ies : ▁ ▁The ▁trial ▁was ▁halt ed ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁when ▁the ▁court ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁Pro sec utor ' s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁disc lose ▁potentially ▁ex cul pat ory ▁evidence ▁had ▁bre ached ▁Lub anga ' s ▁right ▁to ▁a ▁fair ▁trial . ▁The ▁Pro sec utor ▁had ▁obtained ▁the ▁evidence ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁and ▁other ▁sources ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁confident ial ity , ▁but ▁the ▁jud ges ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁Pro sec utor ▁had ▁incorrectly ▁applied ▁the ▁relevant ▁provision ▁of ▁the ▁Rome ▁Stat ute ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁consequence , ▁" the ▁trial ▁process ▁has ▁been ▁ru pt ured ▁to ▁such ▁a ▁degree ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁impossible ▁to ▁piece ▁together ▁the ▁constitu ent ▁elements ▁of ▁a ▁fair ▁trial ". ▁On ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁court ▁ordered ▁Lub anga ' s ▁release , ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁" a ▁fair ▁trial ▁of ▁the ▁accused ▁is ▁impossible , ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁just ification ▁for ▁his ▁det ention ▁has ▁been ▁removed ", ▁but ▁an ▁App e al ▁Chamber ▁agreed ▁to ▁keep ▁him ▁in ▁cust ody ▁while ▁the ▁Pro sec utor ▁appe aled . ▁By ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Pro sec utor ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁make ▁all ▁the ▁confident ial ▁information ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁court , ▁so ▁the ▁Tri al ▁Chamber ▁revers ed ▁its