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Closing statements begin in ICC trial of alleged Central African Republic militia commander
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani faces multiple charges of crimes against humanity from 2013 conflict in Central African Republic, marking the last active trial at the International Criminal Court.
- On Tuesday, prosecutors began presenting closing arguments at the International Criminal Court in The Hague against Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, accused of abuses at detention centres in Bangui in 2013.
- The 2013 Seleka seizure of power sparked sectarian violence with anti-Balaka militias, and the ICC has investigated this conflict since May 2014.
- Prosecutors highlighted witness accounts and records to show detainees held at the prison in Bangui suffered under Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, with Niang stating, `They were arrested arbitrarily for reasons of politics, ethnicity, religion, or gender`.
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Closing statements begin in ICC trial of alleged Central African Republic militia commander
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday began presenting closing arguments against an alleged commander of a rebel group from Central African Republic facing multiple counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes.
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Closing statements begin in ICC trial of alleged Central African Republic militia commander
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have begun presenting closing arguments against an alleged commander of a rebel group from Central African Republic. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is accused of overseeing torture, persecution and enforced disappearances at detention centers in…
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