Libyan detention facility head known as ‘Angel of Death’ faces International Criminal Court
Prosecutors say Khaled El Hishri oversaw murder, rape and torture at Mitiga prison, where nearly 1,000 alleged victims are linked to the case.
- On Tuesday, the International Criminal Court began three days of 'confirmation of charges' hearings in The Hague for Khaled Mohamed Ali, a 47-year-old former Libyan prison commander accused of 17 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- Prosecutors allege Khaled Mohamed Ali was widely known as the 'Angel of Death' at Mitiga prison in Tripoli, where he murdered and raped detainees between 2015 and 2020, often forcing them to witness abuse of their children.
- Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan alleged the suspect 'weaponised' disease and used torture methods including shooting prisoners in the leg or knee and hanging individuals with their hands bound behind their backs.
- Judges have 60 days following these hearings to determine if evidence warrants a full trial for Khaled Mohamed Ali, the first Libyan suspect to appear before the court since the United Nations Security Council launched its investigation in 2011.
- The ICC continues to seek nine other suspects, including a son of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi and Osama Almasri Najim, who was arrested in Italy but released, sparking outrage among human rights defenders.
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'Angel of Death' jail chief 'raped and murdered prisoners in front of kids'
Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was referred to by detainees at the infamous Mitiga prison in Tripoli as the 'Angel of Death', with prosecutors at The Hague quoting from nearly 1,000 victims
The alleged head of a notorious prison in Libya, al-Hishri, has to answer to the International Criminal Court in The Hague for torture, murder and rape.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court told judges on Tuesday how the senior commander of a Libyan prison murdered and raped his prisoners, sometimes in
Libyan detention facility head known as 'Angel of Death' faces Int'l Criminal Court
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have told judges that the senior commander of a Libyan detention facility murdered and raped prisoners, sometimes in front of their children
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