The Hague, Sept 23, 2026 (AFP) - ICC to issue war crimes verdict against C.Africa rebel leader

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The International Criminal Court hands down its verdict on Wednesday against a former Central African Republic rebel commander accused of torture and imprisonment as head of a feared prison unit. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, 56, faces seven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for atrocities allegedly carried out as the CAR spiralled into civil war in 2013. Said was a top commander of the mainly Muslim Seleka rebel group that ousted presi......

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