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| Timbuktu's jihadist police chief before ICC for war crimes | |
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| The war crimes trial of the former head of the Islamic police in the Malian city of Timbuktu has started at the International Criminal Court (ICC). | |
| Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud headed the Islamic police when it was under the control of Islamist militants in 2012. | Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud headed the Islamic police when it was under the control of Islamist militants in 2012. |
| He has been charged in The Hague with war crimes, crimes against humanity, rape and sexual slavery. | He has been charged in The Hague with war crimes, crimes against humanity, rape and sexual slavery. |
| Girls were allegedly forced to marry militants. | Girls were allegedly forced to marry militants. |
| The Islamic police commanders are also believed to have ordered the destruction of historic monuments and buildings dedicated to Islam. | The Islamic police commanders are also believed to have ordered the destruction of historic monuments and buildings dedicated to Islam. |
| Mr Abdoul-Aziz was handed over to the ICC in 2018 by the Malian authorities. | Mr Abdoul-Aziz was handed over to the ICC in 2018 by the Malian authorities. |
| He is only the second person to face trial at the court over his actions during the devastating war in Mali. | He is only the second person to face trial at the court over his actions during the devastating war in Mali. |
| The other man, Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi pleaded guilty in 2016 to destroying nine mausoleums and a mosque, in the first case of cultural desecration heard by the ICC. | The other man, Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi pleaded guilty in 2016 to destroying nine mausoleums and a mosque, in the first case of cultural desecration heard by the ICC. |
| He was jailed for nine years, after declaring he was "really sorry" for his actions and asking for forgiveness. | He was jailed for nine years, after declaring he was "really sorry" for his actions and asking for forgiveness. |
| In 2017 ICC judges found him liable for nearly €3m (£2.6m; $3,6m) in damages. | In 2017 ICC judges found him liable for nearly €3m (£2.6m; $3,6m) in damages. |