Mali

Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has, by majority, convicted Mr. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud of several charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between April 2, 2012, and January 29, 2013, in Timbuktu, northern Mali. During this period, Timbuktu was under the control of armed groups Ansar Dine and Al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). The Chamber, composed of Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua (Presiding Judge), Judge Tomoko Akane, and Judge Kimberly Prost, delivered the judgment with a detailed analysis of Al Hassan's actions. Presiding Judge Kesia-Mbe Mindua emphasized, “Although Al…