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Abu Garda, Bahar Idriss

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Case closed

Chairman and General Coordinator of Military Operations of the United Resistance Front at time of summons. Summons to appear: 7 May 2009 - Unsealed on 17 May 2009

Charges: three war crimes allegedly committed during an attack carried out on 29 September 2007 in Darfur, Sudan. Charges not confirmed.

Ag Abdoul Aziz, Al Hassan

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In ICC custody

Alleged member of Ansar Eddine and de facto chief of Islamic police. Alleged to have been involved in the work of the Islamic court in Timbuktu.

Charges: Suspected of crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Timbuktu, Mali, in the context of a widespread and systematic attack by armed groups Ansar Eddine / Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb against the civilian population of Timbuktu and its region, between 1 April 2012 and 28 January 2013: Torture, rape, sexual slavery, other inhumane acts, including, inter alia, forced marriages, persecution; and of war crimes allegedly committed in Timbuktu, Mali, in the context of an armed conflict not of an international nature occurring in the same period between April 2012 and January 2013: Torture, cruel treatment, outrages upon personal dignity, passing of sentences without previous judgement pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording all judicial guarantees which are generally recognized as indispensable, intentionally directing attacks against buildings dedicated to religion and historic monuments, rape and sexual slavery.

Al Bashir, Omar Hassan Ahmad

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At large

President of the Republic of Sudan since 16 October 1993 at time of warrants. Arrest warrants: 4 March 2009 and 12 July 2010

Charges: five counts of crimes against humanity: murder, extermination, forcible transfer, torture, and rape; two counts of war crimes: intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population as such or against individual civilians not taking part in hostilities, and pillaging; three counts of genocide: by killing, by causing serious bodily or mental harm, and by deliberately inflicting on each target group conditions of life calculated to bring about the group's physical destruction, allegedly committed at least between 2003 and 2008 in Darfur, Sudan

Al Faqi Al Mahdi, Ahmad

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Convicted

Alleged member of Ansar Eddine, a movement associated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, head of the "Hisbah" until September 2012, and associated with the work of the Islamic Court of Timbuktu. Arrest warrant: 28 September 2015.

Charges: Found guilty as a co-perpetrator of the war crime consisting in intentionally directing attacks against religious and historic buildings in Timbuktu, Mali, in June and July 2012. Sentenced to nine years' imprisonment, the time spent by the suspect in detention being deducted from the sentence.

Found guilty and sentenced to 9 years imprisonment on 27 September 2016. On 25 November 2021, Mr Al Mahdi's imprisonment sentence was reduced by two years. The date for the sentence's completion is set to 18 September 2022. Reparations Order for victims pronounced by judges and is final.

Al-Werfalli, Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf

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Case closed

Nationality: Libyan Date of birth: 1978 Function: Commander in the Al-Saiqa Brigade

Charges: Mr Al-Werfalli is alleged to have directly committed and to have ordered the commission of murder as a war crime in the context of seven incidents, involving 33 persons, which took place from on or before 3 June 2016 until on or about 17 July 2017 in Benghazi or surrounding areas, in Libya as well as Murder as a war crime in the context of an eighth incident which took place on 24 January 2018, when Mr. Al-Werfalli allegedly shot dead 10 persons in front of the Bi'at al-Radwan Mosque in Benghazi, Libya.

Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, Ali Muhammad

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Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman at the opening of his trial at the ICC on 5 April 2022 ©ICC-CPI
In ICC custody

Alleged leader of the Militia/Janjaweed, at time of warrant. Arrest warrants: 27 April 2007 and 11 June 2020

Charges: Mr Abd-Al-Rahman is suspected of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Darfur, Sudan.

Banda Abakaer Nourain, Abdallah

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At large

Commander-in-Chief of Justice and Equality Mouvement Collective-Leadership at time of warrant. Summons to appear: Issued under seal on 27 August 2009 | Unsealed on 15 June 2010. Arrest warrant: 11 September 2014

Charges: three war crimes: violence to life, whether committed or attempted, intentionally directing attacks against personnel, installations, material, units or vehicles involved in a peacekeeping mission, and pillaging, allegedly committed during an attack carried out on 29 September 2007 in Darfur, Sudan. Case also involved Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus but proceedings against him were terminated on 4 October 2013 following his passing.

Bemba Gombo, Jean-Pierre

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Acquitted

President and Commander-in-chief of the Mouvement de libération du Congo (Movement for the Liberation of Congo) (MLC), at time of warrant. Arrest warrant: 10 June 2008

Charges: two counts of crimes against humanity: murder and rape; and three counts of war crimes: murder, rape and pillaging, allegedly committed between 2002 and 2003 in CAR.

Georgiyevich Sanakoev, David

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At large

Born on 14 December 1976 in Tskhinvali, Georgia; former Presidential Representative for Human Rights of the de facto South Ossetian administration, also known as Ombudsman

Arrest warrant: issued under seal on 24 June 2022 ; redacted version: 30 June 2022

Charges: war crimes (hostage taking and unlawful transfer of civilians) allegedly committed between 8 and 27 August 2008 during the armed conflict between Russia and Georgia.

Guchmazov, Gamlet

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At large

National of Russia and presumably Georgia, born on 9 July 1976 in South Ossetia, Georgia; former head of a detention centre in Tskhinvali (the so-called ‘Isolator’ or ‘KPZ’ detention centre)  

Arrest warrant: issued under seal on 24 June 2022 ; redacted version: 30 June 2022

Charges: war crimes (unlawful confinement, torture and inhuman treatment, outrages upon personal dignity, hostage taking, and unlawful transfer of civilians), allegedly committed between 8 and 27 August 2008 during the armed conflict between Russia and Georgia.