May 27 - 2021 THE HAGUE
Amal Clooney during her closing argument statement at the ICC trial of Ali Kyshayb (ICC)
During the closing arguments at the hearing to confirm 31 charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes against the former Darfur janjaweed leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman (also known as Ali Kushayb), before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, Legal Representative of Victims Amal Clooney pleaded on behalf of the surviving victims of Kushayb.
She started her closing argument by stating that it was “an honour and a privilege” to address the court once again. She explained that her statement focussed on “the victims’ views regarding the key issues that have arisen during this hearing”, which concluded yesterday, a day earlier than planned.
Former Darfur janjaweed leader, Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman (also known as Ali Kushayb), appeared before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands for the second day on Tuesday, in a hearing to confirm charges on 31 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes. The hearing is scheduled to run until Thursday.
The hearing to confirm 31 charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes against the former Darfur janjaweed leader, Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman (also known as Ali Kushayb), before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, was concluded today. The hearing was originally scheduled to run until Thursday.
The East African
Wednesday May 26 2021
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda inside a court room of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague on September 29, 2015. PHOTO | AFP
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Fatou Bensouda, the International Criminal Court Prosecutor, is expected in Sudan next week as she waits for judges to confirm war crimes charges against Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman.
At the confirmation of charges hearing of Mr Abd-Al-Rahman commonly known as Ali Kushayb that was held from February 24 to 27, Ms Bensouda said that her office will prove that the former Janjaweed senior operative had committed crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur since 2003.
“I stand here today in solidarity with the victims. We seek justice for the victims of rape, murder, torture and other crimes committed in Darfur,” Ms Bensouda told the court at the opening of the session on May 24.
May 24 - 2021 THE HAGUE
Former Darfur janjaweed leader, Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman (also known as Ali Kushayb), appeared before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands today, (Picture: ICC-CPI).
Former Darfur janjaweed leader, Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman (also known as Ali Kushayb), appeared before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands today, in a hearing to confirm charges on 31 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes. The hearing is scheduled to run until Thursday.
In an initial statement to Presiding Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala, Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua, and Judge Tomoko Akane, Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda outlined that the charges to be confirmed “include crimes of torture, rape, and murder of civilians in the Wadi Salih and Mukjar Localities of West Darfur State, between at least August 2003 and at least April 2004”.