Senior Central African rebel leader on trial at ICC
4 years agoAlleged commander of the Muslim-dominated rebel coalition Seleka, notably accused of torturing detainees during civil unrest in 2013 in the Central African Republic, Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, enters the court room of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, on September 26, 2022. - The trial of an alleged commander of the Muslim-dominated rebel coalition Seleka, accused among other things of torturing people detained during civil unrest in 2013 in the Central African Republic, opens on September 26, 2022 at the International Criminal Court (ICC). (Photo by Peter Dejong / POOL / AFP) / Netherlands OUT / NETHERLANDS OUT
A senior former rebel commander in the Central African Republic goes on trial Monday before the International Criminal Court, facing charges of torturing alleged opposition supporters as the country spiralled into sectarian violence.
