Today, Trial Chamber VIII of the International Criminal Court issued its judgment in The Prosecutor v Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi. The Chamber essentially accepted the plea agreement between the Prosecution and Mr Al Mahdi and convicted him for the destruction of mausoleums in Timbuktu during the non-international armed conflict in Mali. Noting substantial mitigating …
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