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ICC convicts former Central African Republic militia commander of torture

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On Wednesday in The Hague, Netherlands, the International Criminal Court convicted Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, a former militia commander from the Central African Republic, for crimes against humanity including persecution and torture committed while he controlled a prison in Bangui. During the hour-long hearing, Judge Miatta Maria Samba detailed the harsh conditions prisoners faced at the facility.

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On September 23, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, a former Seleka militia leader from the Central African Republic, of crimes against humanity including torture and persecution. The court found that Said ran a prison in Bangui where suspected supporters of ousted President Francois Bozize were beaten and tortured. Despite denying all charges, he was found guilty on four counts but several war crime charges were dismissed due to the conflict's resolution by then. A separate hearing will determine his sentence. The predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power in 2013 during the country’s civil war, ousting Bozize and exacerbating ethnic tensions.

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Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of persecution and torture as crimes against humanity committed while he ran a prison in the Central African Republic. asserted

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Said, 56, wore jeans and a blue sweater and remained expressionless for most of the hourlong hearing as presiding Judge Miatta Maria Samba described the conditions prisoners endured at the facility in the capital, Bangui. asserted

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