Al Zinkal

About Defendant

Mr Fathi Faraj Mohamed Salim Al Zinkal (‘Al Zinkal’), Libyan national born in 1977.

Arrest warrant issued on 18 July 2023. Unsealed on 4 October 2024

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Al Zinkal
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Fathi Faraj Mohamed Salim
Charges

Allegedly responsible for the war crimes of murder, outrages upon personal dignity, cruel treatment, torture, sexual violence and rape. The crimes were allegedly committed in relation to events in the city of Tarhunah, namely during the operation “Flood of Dignity”. The Al Shaqaqiat tribe, also known as the Kani family, emerged as an influential local power in Tarhunah who controlled the police and local armed forces until around 5 June 2020 when the Kaniayt (a group of seven Al Kani brothers) lost its control over Tarhunah after having taking a role in the fights between the Tripoli based forces of the Government of National Accord and the then Libyan National Army based in Benghazi to which the Kaniyat were affiliated and integrated for a certain period of time.

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https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/libya-situation-icc-pre-trial-chamber-i-unseals-six-arrest-warrants
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