Overview

• Judges delivered 27 guilty verdicts out of 31 counts for crimes committed in 2003–2004, including murder, rape, torture and persecution.
• The trial chamber found Ali Muhammad Ali Abd‑Al‑Rahman was a senior Janjaweed commander who directed attacks as part of a government plan to crush a rebellion.
• Sentencing will be set after a separate hearing, with a maximum possible sentence of life imprisonment.
• Judges rejected his mistaken‑identity claim after hearing testimony from 56 witnesses and reviewing other evidence.
• Prosecutors signaled plans to seek new arrest warrants related to today’s conflict in Sudan, where the RSF grew out of the Janjaweed and widespread displacement and hunger are reported.