Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi
Alleged member of Ansar Eddine, a movement associated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, head of the “Hisbah” until September 2012, and associated with the work of the Islamic Court of Timbuktu. Arrest warrant: 28 September 2015.
Charges: Found guilty as a co-perpetrator of the war crime consisting in intentionally directing attacks against religious and historic buildings in Timbuktu, Mali, in June and July 2012. Sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment, the time spent by the suspect in detention being deducted from the sentence.
Found guilty and sentenced to 9 years imprisonment on 27 September 2016. On 25 November 2021, Mr Al Mahdi’s imprisonment sentence was reduced by two years. The date for the sentence’s completion is set to 18 September 2022. Reparations Order for victims pronounced by judges and is final.
*مستمد من قاعدة بيانات المحكمة الجنائية الدولية
Image: © ICC-CPI – On 22 August 2016, the trial in the case The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi opened before Trial Chamber VIII at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Mr Al Mahdi 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. This is the first international trial focusing on the destruction of historical and religious monuments, and the first ICC case where the defendant made an admission of guilt.
