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ICC / Mali - Photo: Abdoulaziz Al Hassan on the day of his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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ICC/Mali: Al Hassan verdict leaves bitter taste

On June 26, the International Criminal Court found Abdoulaziz Al Hassan, former head of the Islamic police in Timbuktu, Mali, guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes. But victims took badly his acquittal on all charges relating to sexual violence, while the three judges’ divided opinions are likely to tarnish the image of the […]
By Boubacar Sidiki Haidara (our correspondent in Mali)
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