ICC Convicts Former Central African Republic Militia Commander of Torture
Judges found he oversaw beatings and torture of suspected François Bozizé supporters, and a separate hearing will set his sentence.
- On Wednesday, the International Criminal Court in The Hague convicted former Seleka rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of persecution and torture as crimes against humanity committed while operating a prison in Bangui, Central African Republic.
- The charges stem from actions Said allegedly directed in 2013 as a Seleka leader during the Central African Republic's violent conflict. Prosecutors focused on severe treatment of detainees held at the facility during that period.
- Presiding Judge Miatta Maria Samba described harrowing conditions detainees endured, including torture methods where prisoners' hands and feet were tied tightly together. The court detailed systematic abuse forming the conviction basis.
- Said remained expressionless throughout the hearing in The Hague, Netherlands, seated alongside his lawyer Dov Jacobs as judges delivered the verdict on crimes against humanity charges.
- The conviction represents ongoing International Criminal Court accountability efforts for atrocities during the 2013 Central African Republic conflict. A separate hearing will determine Said's sentence.
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Former member of the Séléka, a movement that had taken power in Bangui in 2013, Mahamat Said Abdel Kani was sentenced by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.
ICC convicts Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of crimes against humanity in landmark verdict for Central African Republic case
The Trial Chamber VI of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday found Mahamat Said Abdel Kani guilty of crimes against humanity committed in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2013. Abdel Kani, a former commander of the Séléka militia coalition, was accused of orchestrating widespread attacks against civilians during the conflict in the country—and particularly abuse of detainees at the Office Central de Répression du Banditisme (…
ICC convicts former Central African Republic Islamist militia commander of torture
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Judges at the International Criminal Court convicted rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani on Wednesday of crimes against humanity for abusing and torturing prisoners at a detention facility in the Central African Republic. Said, wearing blue jeans and a sweater, remained expressionless for most of the hourlong hearing in The Hague as presiding Judge Miatta Maria Samba described the inhumane conditions detainees endure…
Central African Republic: International Court Convicts CAR Rebel Commander of Crimes Against Humanity
The International Criminal Court has convicted former Seleka rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of crimes against humanity for torturing and abusing prisoners in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, more than a decade ago.
ICC convicts Central African militia leader of crimes against humanity
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Judges at the International Criminal Court convicted on Wednesday, September 23, a former Seleka militia leader from the Central African Republic of crimes against humanity including torture. Prosecutors accused Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of running a prison where suspected supporters of then-president Francois Bozize were beaten and tortured. He denied all charges. Presiding judge Miatta Maria Samba said that Said and othe…
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