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Jun
23
2024
By The African Mirror
ICC unseals arrest warrant against Iyad Ag Ghaly over Mali war crimes

ICC unseals arrest warrant against Iyad Ag Ghaly over Mali war crimes

NEWS
THE International Criminal Court (ICC) published an arrest warrant against Iyad Ag Ghaly, the alleged leader of the Ansar Dine Islamist group which took over Timbuktu in northern Mali in 2012. Ghaly, also known as Abou Fadl, is accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity between January 2012 and January 2013, the court said. The arrest warrant against him was issued in 2017 under seal but made public only on Friday. After Ansar Dine took over Timbuktu, it tried to impose sharia law. In previous ICC cases of other Ansar Dine members, prosecutors said the group had subjected women in…
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Mar
06
2024
By STEPHANIE VAN DEN BERG
ICC allows in absentia hearings in case against Ugandan warlord Kony

ICC allows in absentia hearings in case against Ugandan warlord Kony

NEWS
JUDGES at the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled that prosecutors can bring a hearing on charges against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony in his absence on October 15. Kony, the founder and leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), is the ICC's longest-standing fugitive. An arrest warrant was issued against him in 2005. ICC prosecutors are looking to charge Kony with 36 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, rape, using child soldiers, sexual slavery, forced marriage and forced pregnancy. Led by the now 62-year-old Kony, the LRA sowed fear among Ugandans for nearly 20 years as…
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Jun
30
2023
By The African Mirror
South Africa to host BRICS summit despite Putin arrest warrant

South Africa to host BRICS summit despite Putin arrest warrant

NEWS
CARIEN DU PLESSIS SOUTH Africa said it will host the BRICS bloc summit in August as planned, amid speculation that it may move to China so Russia's President Vladimir Putin can attend in a nation not obliged to arrest him on war crimes accusations. South Africa has a duty as a signatory to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arrest Putin if he attends the talks between the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China, due to an arrest warrant over the deportation of children from Ukraine. Putin denies the charges. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with him on…
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Mar
30
2023
By The African Mirror
ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin: a king-size dilemma for South Africa

ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin: a king-size dilemma for South Africa

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
THE International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an international arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes regarding the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. Such acts are war crimes under two articles of the Rome Statute, which established the court. Author SASCHA-DOMINIK (DOV) BACHMANN, Professor in Law and Co-Convener National Security Hub (University of Canberra) and Research Fellow (adjunct) - The Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa, Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University- NATO Fellow Asia-Pacific, University of Canberra ICC arrest warrants against sitting heads of state are rare. Putin faces arrest…
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Mar
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Reactions to ICC’s arrest warrant for Putin citing Ukraine war crimes

Reactions to ICC’s arrest warrant for Putin citing Ukraine war crimes

WORLD
FOLLOWING are reactions to the news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the war crime of illegal deportation of children from Ukraine. The court also issued a warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's Commissioner for Children's Rights, on the same charges. ICC STATEMENT ON THE CHARGE ACCUSING PUTIN "The crimes were allegedly committed in Ukrainian-occupied territory at least from 24 February 2022. There are reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Putin bears individual criminal responsibility for the aforementioned crimes." KREMLIN SPOKESMAN DMITRY PESKOV Said Russia found the very questions…
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Jan
07
2023
By The African Mirror
Botswana’s ex-president Khama asks court to set aside arrest warrant

Botswana’s ex-president Khama asks court to set aside arrest warrant

NEWS
BOTSWANA'S former president Ian Khama has filed an urgent court application seeking to strike down an arrest warrant issued against him by a magistrate last week. Khama, whose father Seretse Khama was Botswana's founding president, is in a dispute with his successor and incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi which resulted in him quitting the ruling Botswana Democratic Party in 2019. The warrant was issued after Khama, who has been living in South Africa since November 2021, failed to turn up in court to answer charges laid against him in April. They include unlawful possession of a firearm, receiving stolen property and…
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Jul
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Former DRC PM faces arrest warrant in graft case

Former DRC PM faces arrest warrant in graft case

NEWS
PROSECUTORS in the Democratic Republic of Congo have issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon over allegations he misappropriated $140 million, two government sources told Reuters. Matata, who served as prime minister under former President Joseph Kabila from 2012-2016, has faced corruption accusations as investigators appointed by President Felix Tshisekedi dig into the conduct of the previous government. Matata has denied any wrongdoing and says the accusations are part of a smear campaign against him. The two sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the information was not yet public, said the warrant was issued…
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