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Judge Antoine Kesia- Mbe Mindua is elected Presiding Judge of Pre-Trial Chamber II. Pre-Trial Chamber II is responsible for the situations in the Central African Republic, the Republic of Uganda, Darfur and the Republic of the Sudan, the Republic of Kenya; the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and the Republic of …
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Trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb). 19 March 2022: Prosecution discloses witness evidence to be used at trial to the Defense. (Via ICC) 25 March 2022: Abd-al-Rahman informs Trial Chamber I that he will plead not guilty. (Via ICC) 29 March 2022: ICC Trial Chamber I grants Prosecution 280 hours to present its …
Trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb). 14 March 2022: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II rejects Prosecutor’s application to amend the charges against Abd-al-Rahman by increasing the claimed number of victims.Pre-Trial Chamber II explains that the victim numbers in the Confirmation of Charges reflects the known numbers at that time, not a definitive, maximum, or …
Continue reading International Criminal Court – Situation in Darfur, Sudan Update: 6 – 19 March 2022
Trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb). 23 February 2022: ICC Trial Chamber I denies the Defense leave to appeal the Chamber’s allowance of prior-recorded witness testimony at trial. (via ICC).25 February 2022: Prosecution requests protective measures for most of the 102 witnesses to testify at trial. Requests pseudonyms and face/voice distortion for 59 …
Trial of Ali Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman 8 February 2022: Trial Chamber I reviews Abd-al-Rahman’s detention and rules that detention should be continued. (Via ICC)Defense argues Abd-al-Rahman should be released from custody pending trial because family has not been allowed to visit him and the charges are being amended.Prosecution argues no change in detention circumstances requiring release.Trial …
21 August 2021: ICC Prosecutor Khan and Sudan Minister of Justice H.E. Nasreddin Abdulbari sign Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate regarding four outstanding ICC arrest warrants for former President Omar al-Bashir; former Minister of Interior, Abdul Raheem Mohammad Hussein; former Governor of South Kordofan, Ahmad Harun; and former JEM rebel Commander Abdullah Banda. (via ICC). …
Trial of Ali Muhamad Abd-Al Rahman (Ali Kushayb)23 October 2020: Prosecution releases fourth progress report on their evidence review, translation, and disclosure process (Via ICC)2 November 2020: Court responds to prosecution’s request to postpone hearings and announces that the confirmation hearing will commence on 22 February 2021 (Via ICC)
18 October 2020: Fatou Bensouda, an ICC prosecutor, arrives in Sudan for a historic visit. The ICC delegation will be meeting with the prime minister and other leaders to discuss possible extradition of Al-Bashir (Via All Africa) Trial of Ali Muhammad Abd-Al Rahman (Ali Kushayb)8 October 2020: Prosecution issues request to use a modified standard application …
Continue reading ICC Situation in Darfur, Sudan: Update for October 8 2020 – October 21 2020
10 Jun 2020: Fatou Bensouda, an ICC prosecutor, gives thirty-first report of the Prosecutor statement to UN Security Council regarding the Situation in Darfur (Via ICC)31 August 2020: Sudanese transitional government signs peace treaty with rebels in an attempt to stop violence in Darfur (Via NYT)Trial of Ali Muhammad Abd-Al Rahman (Ali Kushayb)9 June 2020: …
Continue reading ICC Situation in Darfur, Sudan: Update for June 1 2020 – 23 September 2020
22 March 2018 - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC has been recomposed, with situations in the Republic of the Sudan being assigned to it. The Judges of the Chamber decide that Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua will be acting as the Presiding Judge of the Chamber. (Via ICC)
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