Uganda, May 8 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has put out an advert, calling for suitable persons to be hired as defence lawyer for wanted rebel leader Joseph Kony.

The court registry in its advert reasons that all their suspects, including Kony, the leader of the Lord Resistance Army (LRA), are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

"All ICC suspects, including Mr Kony, are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and they are entitled to legal representation when appearing before the court. Because the ICC has not received any valid power of attorney from counsel claiming to represent Mr Kony and given that Mr Kony is considered to be a person who cannot be found, the judges of Pre-Trial Chamber II will appoint a counsel to ac...