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A Libyan accused of war crimes has been arrested in Germany, ICC says
LIBYA, JUL 16 – Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri faces charges including murder and torture for alleged crimes at Mitiga prison, marking the first ICC trial of a Libyan suspect since Libya accepted court jurisdiction in May 2025.
- Earlier this month, German authorities detained Khaled al-Hishri at Frankfurt Airport, a senior commander in the Rada Special Deterrence Force.
- The International Criminal Court recently confirmed issuance of six new arrest warrants, and records detail abuses at Mitiga prison in Tripoli.
- The ICC said crimes from February 2015 to early 2020 include murder, rape and sexual violence, as investigators cited credible testimony of abuse and torture.
- Legal proceedings are underway as the German judiciary reviews the ICC’s extradition request, and international rights activists called the arrest a rare opportunity to hold perpetrators accountable.
- This precedent might pave the way for future prosecutions, highlighting the significance of the ICC's efforts in post-revolution Libya.
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A Libyan national suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Libya was arrested in Germany on the mandate of the International Criminal Court (ICC), informed the German judiciary and the ICC on Friday, 18 July. Khaled El Hishri is accused of having been a senior official of Mitiga prison in Tripoli, and of having directly committed, ordered or supervised crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Al-Monitor
Libyan ICC war crimes suspect arrested in Germany
By Stephanie van den BergTHE HAGUE (Reuters) -German authorities have arrested a Libyan war crimes suspect accused of being a senior official at a notorious prison where inmates were routinely tortured and sometimes sexually abused, the International Criminal Court said on Friday.Khaled Mohamed Ali Al Hishri, alleged to have been a member of the Special Deterrence Force armed group during Libya's civil war, was arrested on Wednesday, German auth…
A Libyan suspected of war crimes has been arrested in Germany at the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to the court, Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was a high-ranking official in the so-called Rada militia and a leader in the notorious Mitiga prison in Tripoli. Thousands of people were held in that prison for long periods. El Hishri allegedly tortured, raped, and murdered prisoners between 2015 and 2020 and also ordered …
Libyan ICC war crimes suspect arrested in Germany
German authorities have arrested a Libyan war crimes suspect accused of being a senior official at a notorious prison where inmates were routinely tortured and sometimes sexually abused, the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Friday.
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