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    • Mahamat Said Abdel Kani at the opening of his trial at the ICC on 26 September 2022 ©ICC-CPI
    • The Judges of Trial Chamber VI at the opening of the trial in the Said case at the ICC in The Hague (Netherlands) on 26 September 2022 ©ICC-CPI
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Said trial opens at International Criminal Court

The trial started with the reading of the charges against Mr Said

On 26 September 2022, the trial in the case The Prosecutor v. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani opened before Trial Chamber VI of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) (http://www.ICC-cpi.int), composed of Judge Miatta Maria Samba (Presiding judge), Judge Socorro Flores Liera and Judge Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez. As a…

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Said Case: Pre-Trial Chamber II partially confirms the charges and commits the suspect to trial

The Chamber rejected the remainder of the charges brought against Mr Said in connection with crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed

Today, 9 December 2021, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) (ICC-cpi.int), composed of Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala, Presiding, Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua and Judge Tomoko Akane, partially confirmed the charges brought by the Prosecution against Mr Mahamat Said Abdel Kani (“Mr Said”), a national of…

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ICC Concludes Confirmation of Charges Hearing in Said Case

In accordance with Regulation 53 of the Regulations of the Court, the Pre-Trial Chamber shall deliver its written decision within 60 days of the date on which the confirmation hearing ends

Today, 14 October 2021, the confirmation of charges hearing in the case The Prosecutor v. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani concluded before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (www.ICC-cpi.int), composed of Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala (Presiding judge), Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua and Judge Tomoko Akane. The purpose of the confirmation of charges hearing…

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Situation in Central African Republic II: Mahamat Said Abdel Kani surrendered to the ICC for crimes against humanity and war crimes

The ICC Registrar, Mr Peter Lewis, thanked the authorities of the CAR and of the host State, The Netherlands, for their cooperation in the arrest and surrender of Mr Said to the Court

Yesterday, 24 January 2021, Mr Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, also known as “Mahamat Said Abdel Kain” and “Mahamat Saïd Abdelkani” (“Mr Said”), was surrendered to the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "the Court") (www.ICC-cpi.int) by the authorities of the Central African Republic ("CAR") on account of an ICC warrant of…

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Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, on the occasion of this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”) serves as an important legal instrument in the fight against impunity for atrocity crimes

On the occasion of this year’s Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, I join the calls for a world free of violence against women and children. Women and girls around the world continue to be the victims of unspeakable crimes, from sexual and gender-based violence to harassment, human…