Angelina Jolie on Kony video: Itll be great when hes arrested

Posted on: 7:55 am, March 10, 2012, by Nick Dutton, updated on: 01:31am, March 10, 2012

(EXTRA) Angelina Jolie expressed her support for the viral video that has swept the world in just a few short days, calling for the arrest of the worlds most wanted criminal, Joseph Kony, fugitive leader of the Lords Resistance Army in Uganda.

Jolie, who attended the Womens Summit event in NYC, added her voice to those supporting the movement, which hopes to eradicate Konys crimes against children, told The Telegraph, Hes an extraordinarily horrible human being.

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The actress, who is well-versed in worldwide humanitarian causes, also spoke to Extras AJ Calloway, and explained, I think its great that the world, the more people that can pay attention to these issues. Ive been at the ICC a few times during the La Bonga trial, and Ive spoken a lot to the chief prosecutor about the Kony case and itll be great when hes arrested.

She continued, I work a lot on the international issues. Everybodys holding their breath to figure out which is the best thing to do, when and why. Theres a lot of issues that were all concerned about: Kony, Syria, Somalia so a lot of it is watching and waiting and figuring out and speaking to people from the UN to the State Department to NGOs and seeing where you can be the most of use and not get in the way. I think its very important for people who are public figures to make that difference and know where to walk that line.

The video attracted an incred! ible wav e of support on social media, has been viewed almost 60 million times on YouTube, and is the number one topic trending worldwide on Twitter. [Click here for more information on Kony2012.com.]

In honor of Womens Day, Jolie said her daughters inspire me. We learn from our kids, I think more than they learn from us.

Read more here and watch Extra weeknights at 7:30 p.m., following CBS 6 News at 7 with Bill Fitzgerald.

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