Saturday, June 22, 2024

ICC Pursues Arrest Warrant Against Iyad Ag Ghaly For Role in War Crimes in Timbuktu

The International Criminal Court (ICC) just unsealed an arrest warrant against Iyad Ag Ghaly  for his role in war crimes committed over a decade ago during the conflicts in Mali. many of these crimes were committed specifically in the city of Timbuktu during that time.      

Indeed, the ICC just published the arrest warrant yesterday against Iyad Ag Ghaly, who is believed to be the leader of the Ansar Dine Islamist terrorist group that managed to overtake the city of Timbuktu in northern Mali back in in 2012. The crimes which he and his group are charged with occurred between January 2012 and January of 2013, when his group was more or less in charge in Timbuktu. They are considered war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sex crimes like rape against women. 

The ICC in the Hague is now evidently going to pursue this case.





ICC unseals arrest warrant against Iyad Ag Ghaly over Mali war crimes By Reuters June 21, 2024:

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/icc-unseals-arrest-warrant-against-iyad-ag-ghaly-over-mali-war-crimes-2024-06-21/

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