"LAGOS, Nigeria The International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, has convicted Ali Muhammad Ali AbdAl-Rahman, a leader of Sudan's notorious Janjaweed militia, for his role in atrocities committed during the genocide in the western region of Darfur more than 20 years ago. It is the court's first conviction for crimes in Darfur, where similar violence has flared again amid Sudan's ongoing civil war."
"Judges found that mass killings and sexual violence were part of a plan backed by Sudan's former government to crush a rebellion by African ethnic groups in the western region. AbdAl-Rahman, also known by the nom de guerre Ali Kushayb, was found guilty on 27 counts, carried out between Aug. 2003 and April 2004. He remained silent as the verdict was read out by presiding judge, Joanna Korner."
""The accused was not only giving orders but was personally involved in the beatings and later was physically present and giving orders for the execution of those detained," said Korner. AbdAl-Rahman, who claimed he was wrongly identified, will be sentenced at a later date and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. Born in 1949, AbdAl-Rahman fled to the Central African Republic in Feb. 2020 after Sudan's new government announced it would cooperate with the ICC investigation."
Ali Muhammad Ali AbdAl-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague on 27 counts for atrocities committed in Darfur between August 2003 and April 2004. Judges found mass killings and sexual violence were part of a plan backed by Sudan's former government to crush a rebellion by African ethnic groups. The verdict described his personal involvement in beatings, gang rapes, and orders for executions. AbdAl-Rahman will be sentenced later and faces a maximum of life imprisonment. The Darfur conflict killed an estimated 300,000 people and displaced 2.5 million; other ICC warrants, including against Omar al-Bashir, remain outstanding.
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