ICC case studies

• Ineffectiveness of Putting Away War Criminals

  Of the 31 cases before the ICC, 11 have resulted in acquittals or no charges, while 6 have resulted in reparations of imprisonment.
• Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi - Strength of ICC

  • On 22 August 2016, the trial in the case The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi opened
  • Admitted guilt as to the war crime consisting in the destruction of historical and religious monuments in Timbuktu (Mali), between around 30 June 2012 and 11 July 2012.
  • It was the first ICC case where the defendant made an admission of guilt.
  • He was sentenced to 9 years.
• Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi

  • In 2015, Niger handed over Al-Mahdi to the ICC
  • Al-Mahdi was a member of an Islamist militia in North Africa.