Gbagbo, Laurent
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Acquitted, Case closed

​Ivorian national and former President of Côte d'Ivoire, at time of warrant. Arrest warrant: 23 November 2011

​Charges: four counts of crimes against humanity: murder, rape, other inhumane acts or – in the alternative – attempted murder, and persecution, allegedly committed during the 2010-2011 post-election violence in Côte d'Ivoire. The Blé Goudé and Gbagbo cases were joined on 11 March 2015.

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Gbagbo, Simone
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Case closed

Ivorian national. Arrest warrant: 29 February 2012 - Unsealed on 22 November 2012 – Vacated on 19 July 2021

Charges: four counts of crimes against humanity: murder, rape and other sexual violence, persecution and other inhuman acts, allegedly committed during the 2010-2011 post-election violence in Côte d'Ivoire

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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.

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Gicheru, Paul
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Case closed

Lawyer based in Kenya. Arrest warrant: 10 March 2015 - unsealed on 10 September 2015

Charges: offences against the administration of justice consisting in corruptly influencing witnesses regarding cases from the situation in Kenya. Case also initially involved charges against Philip Kipkoech Bett. The case against the latter was severed from the case against Mr Gicheru on 11 December 2020.

Case closed on 14 October 2022 following the accused’s passing.

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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.

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Harun, Ahmad Muhammad
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At large

Minister of State for the Interior of the Government of Sudan, at time of warrant. Arrest warrant: 27 April 2007

Charges: 20 counts of crimes against humanity: murder, persecution, forcible transfer of population, rape, inhumane acts, imprisonment or severe deprivation of, and torture; and 22 counts of war crimes: murder, attacks against the civilian population, destruction of property, rape, pillaging, and outrage upon personal dignity, allegedly committed at least between 2003 and 2004 in Darfur, Sudan.

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Hussein, Abdel Raheem Muhammad
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At large

Minister of National Defence (former Minister of the Interior and former Sudanese President’s Special Representative in Darfur), at time of warrant. Arrest warrant: 1 March 2012

Charges: 7 counts of crimes against humanity: persecution, murder, forcible transfer, rape, inhumane acts, imprisonment or severe deprivation of liberty, and torture; and 6 counts of war crimes: murder, attacks against a civilian population, destruction of property, rape, pillaging, and outrage upon personal dignity, allegedly committed at least between 2003 and 2004 in Darfur, Sudan

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Ivanovich Kobylash, Sergei
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At large

Born on 1 April 1965, Lieutenant General in the Russian Armed Forces, who at the relevant time was the Commander of the Long-Range Aviation of the Aerospace Force.

Allegedly responsible for the war crime of directing attacks at civilian objects (article 8(2)(b)(ii) of the Rome Statute) and the war crime of causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects (article 8(2)(b)(iv) of the Rome Statute), and the crime against humanity of inhumane acts under article 7(1)(k) of the Rome Statute. There are reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Kobylash bears individual criminal responsibility for the aforementioned crimes for (i) having committed the acts jointly and/or through others (article 25(3)(a) of the Rome Statute), (ii) ordering the commission of the crimes, and/or (iii) for their failure to exercise proper control over the forces under their command (article 28(a) of the Rome Statute).

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Jerbo Jamus, Saleh Mohammed
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Case closed

Sudanese Liberation Army-Unity’s Chief of Staff (and later integrated into the Justice and Equality Movement), at time of summons. Summons to appear: 27 August 2009 - Unsealed on 15 June 2010

Charges: three war crimes allegedly committed during an attack carried out on 29 September 2007 in Darfur, Sudan. Proceedings terminated by Trial Chamber IV on 4 October 2013 after receiving evidence pointing towards his death. Case also involved charges against Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain.

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Katanga, Germain
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Convicted

Alleged commander of the Force de résistance patriotique en Ituri (FRPI) at time of arrest warrant. Arrest warrant: 2 July 2007 - Unsealed on 15 October 2007

Charges: Found guilty, as an accessory, of one count of crime against humanity: murder; and four counts of war crimes: murder, attacking a civilian population, destruction of property and pillaging, committed on 24 February 2003 during the attack on the village of Bogoro, in the Ituri district of the DRC. Case also involved charges against Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui but the 2 cases were severed on 21 November 2012. Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui was acquitted on 18 December 2012.

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