By RFPosted on 18-10-2019Modified on 18-10-2019 at 05:42
This delegation includes representatives of the ICC prosecutor's office, Fatou Bensouda. They point out that investigations into crimes committed since January 2013 in the north but also in central Mali continue. No special investigation is open for the March Ogossagou massacre.
This is the first official visit by representatives of the ICC Prosecutor's Office since March. A few days after the massacre of more than 150 civilians in central Mali at Ogossagou, the Clerk of the International Criminal Court had visited Bamako. " But this event is not the subject of a specific investigation. All crimes committed since 2013 are the subject of a single investigation that continues today, "said ICC spokesman Fadi el-Abdallah, who is visiting Bamako this week.
It is precisely in this investigation that Mohamed al-Hassan is prosecuted . The former Islamic Police Commissioner of Timbuktu is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity . He is suspected in particular of torture, rape, sexual slavery or convictions without judgment.
There will be a trial " soon if and only if the defense does not appeal before the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber or if this appeal is rejected, " the spokesman said.
In the other Malian case, which has already been tried, that of Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi condemned for the destruction of the mausoleums of Timbuktu. 2.7 million euros have already been committed for the compensation of victims.
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