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Judges astatine the International Criminal Court sentenced a person of the feared Sudanese Janjaweed militia to 20 years imprisonment connected Tuesday (December 9, 2025) for warfare crimes and crimes against humanity committed successful the catastrophic struggle successful Darfur much than 2 decades ago.
At a proceeding past month, prosecutors sought a beingness condemnation for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, who was convicted successful October of 27 counts of warfare crimes and crimes against humanity that included ordering wide executions and bludgeoning 2 prisoners to decease with an axe successful 2003-2004.
“He committed these crimes knowingly, willfully, and with, the grounds shows, enthusiasm and vigour,” authoritative Julian Nicholls told judges astatine the sentencing proceeding successful November.
Abd-Al-Rahman, 76, stood and listened, but showed nary absorption arsenic Presiding Judge Joanna Korner passed the sentence. He was handed sentences ranging from 8 years to 20 years for each of the counts for which helium was convicted earlier the tribunal imposed the overarching associated condemnation of 20 years.
Abd-Al-Rahman's crimes were committed much than 2 decades ago, but unit continues to plague Darfur arsenic Sudan is torn isolated by civilian war. ICC prosecutors are seeking to stitchery and sphere grounds from a deadly rampage past period successful a besieged metropolis successful the region.
