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ICC Prosecutors Seek Life Sentence for Janjaweed Leader at Sentencing Hearing

Judges will set the punishment later this week following the court’s first Darfur conviction.

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman has consistently said he was not the militia leader and that it was a case of mistaken identity

Overview

  • Prosecutor Julian Nicholls urged a life term for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, citing murders, torture, mass rapes, ordered executions, and the bludgeoning of two prisoners with an ax.
  • The defence plans to address the court later this week and is asking for a seven-year sentence with credit for time served, which could lead to release within months or roughly 18 months.
  • Abd-Al-Rahman was found guilty in October on 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the ICC’s first successful case tied to the Darfur conflict.
  • The 76-year-old surrendered to authorities in the Central African Republic in 2020 after previously claiming mistaken identity, a defence the judges rejected.
  • The hearing takes place as warfare since 2023 between Sudan’s army and the RSF has killed at least 40,000 and displaced about 12 million, and prosecutors signal plans for additional warrants linked to current abuses.