US EditionA Libyan accused of war crimes has been arrested in Germany, ICC says
GERMANY, JUL 17 – Khaled al-Hishri faces extradition after arrest on July 10 ICC warrant for crimes including torture and sexual violence at Mitiga prison, Germany reviews the request.
- Earlier this month, German authorities detained Khaled al-Hishri at Frankfurt Airport, a senior commander in the Rada Special Deterrence Force.
- The International Criminal Court recently confirmed issuance of six new arrest warrants, and records detail abuses at Mitiga prison in Tripoli.
- The ICC said crimes from February 2015 to early 2020 include murder, rape and sexual violence, as investigators cited credible testimony of abuse and torture.
- Legal proceedings are underway as the German judiciary reviews the ICC’s extradition request, and international rights activists called the arrest a rare opportunity to hold perpetrators accountable.
- This precedent might pave the way for future prosecutions, highlighting the significance of the ICC's efforts in post-revolution Libya.
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CDE NewsLibyan ICC war crimes suspect arrested in Germany
By Stephanie van den BergTHE HAGUE (Reuters) -German authorities have arrested a Libyan war crimes suspect accused of being a senior official at a notorious prison where inmates were routinely tortured and sometimes sexually abused, the International Criminal Court said on Friday.Khaled Mohamed Ali Al Hishri, alleged to have been a member of the Special Deterrence Force armed group during Libya's civil war, was arrested on Wednesday, German auth…
A Libyan suspected of war crimes has been arrested in Germany at the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to the court, Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was a high-ranking official in the so-called Rada militia and a leader in the notorious Mitiga prison in Tripoli. Thousands of people were held in that prison for long periods. El Hishri allegedly tortured, raped, and murdered prisoners between 2015 and 2020 and also ordered …
Libyan ICC war crimes suspect arrested in Germany
German authorities have arrested a Libyan war crimes suspect accused of being a senior official at a notorious prison where inmates were routinely tortured and sometimes sexually abused, the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Friday.
A wanted suspected militia leader from Libya has been arrested in Brandenburg.
Torture, murder and rape: Libyan national Chaled al-Hishri, called al-Buti, is accused of serious human rights violations. Now the German security forces are going through.
At the request of the International Criminal Court at Berlin Airport, German authorities have arrested a Libyan militia leader who is accused of "crimes against prisoners" in Libya.
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