The International Criminal Court sentenced Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (‘Ali Kushayb’) to 20 years of prison following the Trial Judgment in which the Chamber found him guilty of 27 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Abd-Al-Rahman will remain in the ICC detention centre until the ICC designates a country to serve his sentence.
HAGUE DECEMBER 9: Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) sentenced Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (‘Ali Kushayb’) to 20 years of imprisonment following the Trial Judgment in which the Chamber found him guilty of 27 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur, Sudan, between August 2003 and April 2004.
To determine this sentence, the Chamber considered the gravity of the crimes and the personal circumstances of the convicted person, and other factors, including the degree of participation, intent of the convicted person, and the harm caused to victims The Chamber also took into account some mitigating factors. The maximum penalty under the Rome Statute is 30 years of imprisonment, or life imprisonment when justified by the extreme gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the convicted person.
The Prosecution and the Defence may appeal the sentence within 30 days.
The sentence may be subject to appeal. Abd-Al-Rahman will remain in the ICC detention centre until the ICC designates a country to serve his sentence.
The initial appearance of Abd-Al-Rahman before the ICC took place on 15 June 2020. According to the Prosecution’s submission of the Document Containing the Charges, Abd-Al-Rahman is suspected of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed between August 2003 and at least April 2004 in Darfur.
On 9 July 2021, Pre-Trial Chamber II confirmed all the charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity brought by the Prosecutor against Ali Muhammad Abd-Al-Rahman and committed him to trial.
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