Confirmation of charges hearings against Maxime Mokom began on 22 August 2023 before the International Criminal Court (ICC) The former coordinator of the anti-balaka militia is being prosecuted for crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in 2013 and 2014 in the Central African Republic. The Deputy Attorney General outlined the context in which the crimes were committed: the 2013 war, the fall of then-President François Bozizé, overthrown by the Seleka coalition, and the response of the pro-Bozizé militia.