Darfur militia leader to go on trial at the ICC
5 years agoThis handout photo obtained from the International Criminal Court (ICC) via ANP on April 4, 2022, shows former senior commander of the Sudanese Janjaweed militia Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, during a confirmation hearing over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Darfur conflict in 2003-04, in The Hague, on May 24, 2021. - Abd-Al-Rahman, who faces 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, will on be the first to go on trial at the International Criminal Court on April 5, 2022, for atrocities in the country's Darfur region, scene of bitter bloodshed almost two decades ago. (Photo by International Criminal Court / AFP) / - Netherlands OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
A former Sudanese militia leader Tuesday becomes the first person to go on trial at the International Criminal Court for atrocities in Darfur, which was ravaged by a brutal conflict.