Law & Justice
ICC convicts Mahamat Said of crimes against humanity
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted former Central African Republic rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of crimes against humanity, including torture and unlawful imprisonment.
The court found that Said, 56, oversaw beatings and maltreatment as head of a feared prison unit as the Central African Republic spiralled into civil war in 2013.
Said ran the Central Office for the Repression of Banditry detention centre in the capital Bangui, where prosecutors alleged prisoners were tortured and deprived.
The ICC convicted him on four counts of crimes against humanity and acquitted him of three counts of war crimes. The court will deliver a sentence at a later date.
Update
The ICC convicted Mahamat Said Abdel Kani on four counts of crimes against humanity, including torture and unlawful imprisonment.
The court found that Said oversaw beatings and maltreatment as head of a prison unit during the Central African Republic's 2013 civil war.
The ICC acquitted Said of three counts of war crimes.
Sentencing will take place at a later date.
Source note: AFP news report published on 23 September 2026 at 10:12:01 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The sentence has not yet been delivered.
Source
AFP news report published on .