ICC convicts former CAR rebel commander for crimes against humanity
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The International Criminal Court convicted Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, 56, on four counts of crimes against humanity for overseeing torture and unlawful imprisonment at the OCRB detention centre in Bangui during the 2013 conflict. The court found he used methods such as arbatachar, beatings with ropes and whips, dousing detainees with water, and holding people in a cramped underground cell without sanitary facilities; he was acquitted on three war crimes counts and will be sentenced later. The verdict underscores the ICC's role in prosecuting atrocity crimes and may prompt calls to pursue other senior suspects from the conflict.
Former Seleka commander convicted for crimes against humanity in Bangui prison
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In 2013 the Seleka rebel group ousted president Francois Bozize and civil war followed. The ICC tried Said for abuses at the OCRB prison and found him guilty of crimes against humanity. The court will set his sentence and the verdict could…
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