ICC Judges Order a Libyan Suspect to Stand Trial on Murder, Rape and Torture Charges
Judges said there are substantial grounds to believe Khaled Mohamed Ali Al Hishri is responsible for abuses that affected thousands of detainees.
- On Thursday, International Criminal Court judges confirmed 17 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Khaled Mohamed Ali Al Hishri, a 48-year-old suspect accused of running Mitiga Prison.
- Prosecutors allege Al Hishri, nicknamed the "Angel of Death," oversaw the women's section at Mitiga, a detention center run by the Special Deterrence Force, or Rada, where thousands suffered systematic abuse between 2014 and 2020.
- Judges rejected a defense challenge from Yasser Hassan, confirming the court holds jurisdiction under the U.N. Security Council resolution that authorized investigations into Libya following the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Moammar Gadhafi.
- Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan hailed the decision as an important milestone, setting the stage for the first ICC trial to focus on the North African nation, expected to begin in 2027.
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is going to prosecute Libyan militia leader and prison guard Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri. He is suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Libyan was a high-ranking official in the so-called Rada militia and a supervisor at the notorious Mitiga prison in Tripoli, where both Libyans and migrants are detained. He was arrested in Germany last year. Today, the ICC officially placed…
Confirms all charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes that he would have committed during his term as a jailer in Mitiga's brutal prison between 2014 and 2020
Libya: ICC Greenlights First Case to Move to Trial
The International Criminal Court (ICC)’s confirmation of war crimes and crimes against humanity charges against the Libyan suspect Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, the first after 15 years of investigation, is a milestone for justice in Libya
ICC confirms charges against Libyan war crimes suspect
International Criminal Court judges on Thursday ordered a suspect from Libya to stand trial on charges including murder, rape and torture of detainees at a notorious prison, setting the stage for the global court’s first trial to focus on the North African nation.
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