Khaberni - The International Criminal Court announced yesterday, Monday, that it has detained the Libyan Khaled Mohammed Ali Al-Hishri, who is wanted for committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Libya between 2015 and 2020.
The German authorities handed Al-Hishri over to the court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday, after his arrest on July 16 of this year.
The International Criminal Court stated that "Al-Hishri is suspected to have been one of the senior officials of the notorious Mitiga prison located near the capital, Tripoli, where thousands of people were detained for long periods."
The court added that Al-Hishri is suspected of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, torture, rape, and sexual violence, or he ordered or supervised them, in Libya between February 2015 and early 2020.
The International Criminal Court has not specified the start date for the trials, but it is expected that Al-Hishri's trial will not begin until late 2026.
Although Libya is not a party to the Rome Statute, the treaty under which the ICC was established, the Government of National Unity has accepted the court's jurisdiction over its territory from 2011 until the end of 2027, after the United Nations Security Council requested the court to investigate alleged war crimes committed in Libya since 2011.
The Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court announced its intention to conclude the investigation phase in the Libya file by 2026, but promised to continue efforts to execute arrest warrants issued against those accused of committing war crimes and to resume trials.
