. ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁people ▁being ▁det ained ▁by ▁the ▁I CC , ▁including ▁two ▁reb els ▁who ▁fought ▁against ▁Lub anga ▁in ▁the ▁It uri ▁conflict : ▁Germ ain ▁Kat anga ▁and ▁Math ieu ▁Ng ud j olo ▁Ch ui . ▁His ▁trial ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Lub anga ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁ab duct ing ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁a ▁war ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Congo ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁faced ▁a ▁maximum ▁sentence ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁when ▁sent enced ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Sent ence ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Lub anga ▁was ▁sent enced ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁by ▁the ▁I CC ▁ ▁The ▁sent encing ▁was ▁a ▁land mark ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁permanent ▁international ▁criminal ▁court , ▁which ▁recently ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 1 0 th ▁anni versary . ▁Pres iding ▁judge ▁Ad rian ▁Ful ford ▁said ▁the ▁time ▁Lub anga ▁had ▁spent ▁in ▁the ▁court ' s ▁det ention ▁centre ▁in ▁The ▁H ague ▁would ▁be ▁taken ▁into ▁account , ▁meaning ▁his ▁sentence ▁has ▁only ▁ 8 ▁more ▁years ▁to ▁run . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁ ▁Lub anga