Senior Central African rebel leader on trial at ICC justiceinfo.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from justiceinfo.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is accused of torturing prisoners during a brief period in 2013 when the Seleka rebel group took power in the Central African Republic.
The crimes committed just under a decade ago in the Central African Republic continue to fuel the work of the International Criminal Court. While a trial is underway against two former leaders of the "anti-balaka" militia, the ICC is today opening the trial of the opposing fighters: the Séléka. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, former commander of this rebel coalition is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Central African rebel leader denies war crimes justiceinfo.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from justiceinfo.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Former rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani stands accused of crimes against humanity, including torture, during his time as a senior figure in the Sekela rebel coalition.