Jihadist police chief of Timbuktu jailed for war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced the former head of the Islamic police in Mali's historic city of Timbuktu to 10 years in prison for war crimes. Prosecutors said al-Hassan ag Abdoul Aziz ag Mohamed ag Mahmoud led a "reign of terror" in the city after it was overrun in 2012 by the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine group.
ICC Sentences Malian Islamist to 10 Years Over Timbuktu Repression
ICC Sentences Malian Islamist to 10 Years Over Timbuktu Repression THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A Malian Islamist who helped run the police force imposing sharia law on Timbuktu after the city was ...
ICC sentences al-Qaida-linked former police chief to 10 years for war crimes in Mali
The International Criminal Court has sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when he headed the Islamic police in Tim
ICC Sentences Timbuktu War Criminal To 10 Years
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced a jihadist police chief to 10 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu.
Mali war crimes: Former leader of Al Qaeda-linked group sentenced
The International Criminal Court has sentenced the former leader of a Malian armed group to 10 years in prison.
ICC sentences Malian Islamic police leader to 10 years for war crimes
A former police chief in the Malian city of Timbuktu was found guilty of crimes against humanity, including torture, outrages upon personal dignity and cruel treatment.
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