neve barker is following the case.hen are we likely to get a verdict and give us some background. >> we are expecting a verdict in 15-20 minutes time. it was delayed because a key judge had been sick. it had been pushed back for a week, raising all the more interest and intrigue surrounding the verdict. it will be a major test of how capable the i.c.c. is of actually delivering any kind of verdict. this only two years after a codefendant in the case and accused warlords was acquitted on similar evidence of that of katanga. the verdict, though, it's unclear. it's not seen anyway as a done deal because of that earlier acquittal of the co-defended. still, this is incredibly important, an important case bringing justice to those who involved the victims of ongoing violence in the d.r.c. katanga is accused of using child soldiers. children under the age of 15. accused of using sexual violence and rape and accused of killing up to 200 people in the eastern city - village, rather of vergola. as yet, a series of cases of - hav

neve barker has more from the hague. >> reporter: he seemed relakszed as he awaited judgment.ct five years in the making. >> translator: for all of the reasons put forward today the court declares him guilty of the crimes committed. >> reporter: he was convicted of one crime against humanity for murder and four war crimes including attacking a civilian population. fighting broke out in 1999 rapidly escalating into an interethnic war. an estimated 50,000 people were killed. his crimes relate to an attack 11 years ago, in which 2 00 range issers were murdered, many hacked to death. >> for the victims it brings them hope that what has happened to them has been recognized as an international crime, and that the message through the icc by the international community that this should never happen again. >> the verdict an important step for the icc, this is only its third verdict. >> he was found not guilty of a series of other charges. he now awaiting sentencing. neve barker, al jazeera, the hague. >> the trial has been viewed as a test of the ability of prosecutors at the internati

. >> al jazeera's neve barker has more information on the two men who had their passports stolen. >> well, the passports and identities of two e.u. citizens have been stolen and used by unknown assailants to board the malaysian aircraft. the first is that of 30-year-old austrian christon cozell. his passport was stolen while he was on holiday in thailand. the second is 37-year-old luigi maraldi. he lives in thailand and his passport was stolen last year. there are strong similarities between the case, both men in their 30, passports stolen in thailand. the kind of information that will get alarm bells ringing for those investigators looking into what happened to this flight. for e.u. passports, when a passport is stolen, the respective countries are alerted. the shangan information system would have been alerted. something happened to allow the passports to be used. another key point to notice is that e.u. citizens need visas in order to travel to china, where the flight was headed. perhaps the chinese authorities knew or didn't know something about what was happening here. what is c