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Sudan militia leader convicted of war crimes during Darfur war
A Sudanese militia leader has been found guilty of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region more than 20 years ago.
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was one of the leaders of the Janjaweed, a government-backed group that terrorised Darfur, killing hundreds of thousands of people.
Kushayb is the first person to be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the atrocities in Darfur. He had argued it was a case of mistaken identity.
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During Kushayb's trial, survivors described how their villages were burned down, men and boys slaughtered and women forced into sex slavery.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly1egd5d0vo
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was one of the leaders of the Janjaweed, a government-backed group that terrorised Darfur, killing hundreds of thousands of people.
Kushayb is the first person to be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the atrocities in Darfur. He had argued it was a case of mistaken identity.
...
During Kushayb's trial, survivors described how their villages were burned down, men and boys slaughtered and women forced into sex slavery.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly1egd5d0vo
To be clear, he was already in ICC custody, so he will serve his sentence. I'm not sure if the ICC has ever convicted anyone in absentia.