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| Thomas Kwoyelo |
However, if the Constitutional Court has declared an amnesty in line with the LRA other data.
At least, 30,000 people were killed when the rebelmovement spread terror in northern Uganda for more than 20 years, moved about two million people.
It is known for kidnapping children and forcing boys to become fighters and sex slaves to the girls.
The group is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States and now works mainly in neighboring countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Central African Republic.
Mr. Kwoyelo was more than two years ago, captured the Democratic Republic of Congo during a military operation in Uganda.
The BBC's Joshua Mmali in the capital Kampala, he says, was a former LRA and said the colonel in command to be the fourth time.
He was accused of leading the raid villages in northern Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo between 1992 and 2005, the killing and abduction of civilians - has denied allegations.
"Off the hook '
Mr. Kwoyelo was the first commander of the LRA on trial, in particular. War crime's court faces Uganda.
It 'was discontinued in 2008 after peace talks between the government and the LRA, which has since collapsed.
The government has assured the LRA that its fighters from the Ugandan courts to be tried, rather than the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Mr. Kwoyelo asked, based on the fact that other LRA rebels have been granted an amnesty to be granted.
"And 'out of trouble," said his defense lawyer Ben Ikilai. "The Constitutional Court ruled that he be released presumably because it is discriminatory not to grant amnesty to him."
The LRA leader Joseph Kony is still at large.
He and his aides have tried by the ICC since 2005 for rape, murder, mutilation and forced recruitment of child soldiers.
He refused a peace agreement with the Ugandan government signed in 2008, when he could not secure the withdrawal of arrest warrants of the ICC.
(VIA BBC news)
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